A 37-year-old man has been arrested after a car crashed into a bungalow in Warrington following a police pursuit.
Police were initially called at around 10.45pm on Monday (12 October), following reports of a man driving a Nissan Qashqai on Bagot Avenue who was possibly armed with a knife.
Officers attended the scene and, at around 2am today (13 October), spotted a vehicle matching the description in the Norris Street area.
Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver made off at speed, prompting officers to authorise a pursuit.
The vehicle travelled through the local area before coming to a stop on Bagot Avenue after colliding with a bungalow.
The driver was assessed by paramedics at the scene before being taken to hospital as a precaution. He has since been discharged and arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, failing to stop following a collision and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
The man, who is from Orford, remains in police custody.
Four passengers travelling in the vehicle were also treated by paramedics at the scene. Their injuries are not believed to be serious.
The occupants of the bungalow suffered minor injuries and have since been moved into alternative accommodation while structural engineers assess the property.
Two fire engines from Warrington and Penketh attended at tyhe scene shortly after 2am.
Crews were called to a road traffic collision in Warrington, where a car had left the road and collided with a house.
Firefighters isolated the utilities to the house and inspected the property with a thermal imaging camera and a gas monitor.
All occupants of the property were accounted for. Seven casualties were assessed at the scene, with three taken to hospital.
A cordon was put in place, and the incident was handed over to the police.
