A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car crashed into a front garden before landing on its roof.

Essex Police were called to reports of a serious smash in St John’s Road, Clacton, shortly after 9.45pm, on Monday.

The force arrived at the scene alongside firefighters and paramedics and found a car had crashed into a homeowner’s front garden.

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The fire crews were not required to take any action after establishing no-one was trapped inside the vehicle, despite it landing on its roof.

As a result of the crash, however, a man sustained injuries, which were not considered to be life-threatening.

Two ambulances were sent to the scene and one person was taken to Colchester Hospital for further care.

A 53-year-old man, from Harlow, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of drink driving.

 

Clarification: 

Essex Police issued the following statement on October 27, 2022: "In July last year we provided a statement regarding a collision in St John’s Road, Clacton, which took place shortly after 9.45pm on Monday, July 26, 2021.

"In that statement we said that a man and a woman had been injured which was not correct.

"Only a man had been injured, there was no woman involved in the collision.

"We apologise for the confusion and distress this has caused."