Officers were called to Brierton Lane in Hartlepool at around 12.40am this morning (11th October) following reports a blue Audi had collided with a house.

Fortunately, no one was injured and the residents of the property are staying at alternative accommodation.

Two neighbouring properties were evacuated as a precaution whilst the scene was made safe and those residents have now returned to their homes.

Enquiries are currently ongoing to locate the occupants of the vehicle and officers are appealing for anyone with information to call 101, quoting reference number 195039.

If anyone has any relevant CCTV or dash cam footage, this can be uploaded here: