Scaffold damaged after early morning crash

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A woman crashed her car in to the front garden of a semi-detached house in Kent this morning.

The accident happened at 4:50am in the High Street, Kent, opposite the Tesco Express store the car totally demolished the front wall of the property and left the Scaffolding  that was being erected around the building in a dangerous condition.

Police patrols remained at the scene until noon while building control officers from the city council carried out inspections to ensure the scaffolding was safely secured.

Police are not treating the accident as suspicious and nobody was injured in the smash.

Written By Daniel Norton
SM Newsdesk
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