jupitersterrain four

during a snow flurry 
ploughed into a house in rochdale 

The lorry had collided with a detached house causing slight damage to the gable end of the house.

"The people inside the house were asleep at the time and reported hearing a loud bang, but no one was injured.

"Crews on the scene assessed the damage and deemed that no further action was necessary by the fire service.”

The driver was taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital with cuts on his face and an arm injury.

It is thought the Mercedes gritter was heading downhill towards Rochdale town centre when the crash happened on a bend

grit was strewn across the pavement next to the smashed up garden wall of a house

Rochdale council say the truck belongs to its contractor Balfour Beatty

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