A crash in Harrogate was branded “unbelievable” by an officer after they were called to a serious incident that saw a car wrap itself around a tree.
Emergency services were called to a crash in Harrogate last night involving a Vauxhall that had crashed into a tree.
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Sgt Paul Cording, of North Yorkshire Police, called the crash “unbelievable” after the two occupants of the vehicle survived.
According to Sgt Cording, they received “serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.”
He added: “I am still gobsmacked that we were not doing the long walk to someone’s house last night for ‘that knock.’
“The intrusion is unbelievable and testament to the advancement in vehicle safety
Sgt Cording continued to argue that the crash was “another reason we bang on all the time about wearing seatbelts.”
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He thanked those who attended the scene and continued to remark that enquiries into the incident are currently ongoing.
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