Man arrested after car crashes into house

Emergency services were called to the house in Sutton Coldfield, late on Sunday night.

The crash happened at the junction of Coleshill Road and Upper Holland Road, near the town centre, shortly before 11pm.

Dramatic images from the scene show the car unrecognisable after the crash.

The impact of the crash also caused "significant damage" to the building, a fire spokesman confirmed.

The driver of the car, a man in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries – which are not believed to be life-threatening.

West Midlands Fire Service said 15 firefighters from Sutton Coldfield and Erdington stations attended alongside the technical rescue team.

A spokesman said: "The car had left the roadway and collided with the house and boundary wall causing significant damage to the structure of the building.

"Following advice from the structural engineer present at the scene, we made the building safe with the technical rescue team using shoring and propping."

He said that a man was taken to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further care after the crash.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We treated one patient, a man, who was the driver of the car for injuries not believed to be life threatening before taking him to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment.”

A West Midlands Police spokesman added: "We are investigating after a car hit a house on Upper Holland Street, Sutton Coldfield at 10.45pm on Sunday.

"The driver of the car, a man in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries."

Fire crews called in gas safety engineers and road engineers from Birmingham City Council alongside the police.

Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call West Midlands Police on 101, quoting log number 3970 of May 3,