THE "nightmare" moment a car crashed into a little bungalow in Droitwich has been described by its homeowners.
Paul and Karen Richards had an evening they may never forget after their home "shook" when a car crashed into their newly decorated living room on Thatchers Place.
It comes after a teenager was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital following the incident.
Mrs Richards was asleep in bed and Mr Richards was in the dining room when they heard a loud bang.
Mr Richard said: "There was this terrific bang, and I said, hang on a minute, what's going on?
"I thought it may have been my aerial that hit the roof and slid down, but then I also thought it can't be that as I know, I've secured it.
"I opened the living room door and remember turning around to my wife and saying, 'There is a car in the living room'.
"We had only just decorated it."
He said it took them 12 months to decorate their living room, which now has a big hole.
It is estimated that thousands of pounds worth of damage was created.
"At the moment, we have a hole in our living room, and it's been there all night," he added.
"I had to tighten the door and wedge it with a piece of wood so we could both get an hour's sleep."
"The whole building shook. The damage is not just where the car hit but the entire house.
The two also are not allowed to enter the living room due to structural damage.
Platform Housing has been to the scene and is working on making the house safe.
At the moment, the hole cannot be boarded up because of the damage.
A West Mercia Police spokesperson said: "At around 8.30pm last night (March 14), we responded to a report of a car colliding with a house on Thatchers Place in Droitwich Spa."
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 8.41pm to a road traffic collision involving a car and a building on Thatchers Place, Droitwich Spa.
"One ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the scene.
"Upon arrival we found a teenage boy who was the driver of the car. He was assessed and sustained injuries not believed to be serious.
"He received treatment at the scene and was conveyed to Worcestershire Royal Hospital for further assessment."
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