These
dramatic pictures show the moment a car was left balancing on its nose
after it hit a huge pothole, veered across the road and crashed through a
garden.
The
dark Toyota Aygo was left teetering in a vertical position after
crashing into a bricked wall and metal spiked fence in Stokesley, North
Yorkshire.
The
driver, an 18-year-old woman, miraculously escaped without injury after
the horror crash which was allegedly caused by a 'significant' and
'dangerous' pothole.
The dark Toyota
Aygo was left teetering in a vertical position after crashing into a
bricked wall and metal spiked fence in Stokesley, North Yorkshire. The
crash occurred after the car allegedly hit a 'significant' pothole
The driver, an 18-year-old Yorkshire woman, miraculously escaped the horror crash without any injuries
Police
said an investigation had been launched to determine the cause of the
crash, which saw spires from the metal fence pierce through the
windscreen and roof of the vehicle.
A
North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: 'Police are conducting inquiries
into a single vehicle collision at Tame Bridge near Stokesley.
'The
collision involved a Toyota Aygo driven by an 18-year-old woman, which
left the road, hit a wall and came to rest on its front grill.
'An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the crash.'
Michael
Roche, 67, said his teenage granddaughter was driving the car when it
hit the pothole – approximately 49ft long and six inches deep – and
careered off the road.
The grandfather said the rut was a hazard to drivers and urged the authorities to repair the pothole before other crashes occur.
Police have now launched an
investigation into the cause of the crash, which left the car balancing
on a bricked wall and which saw spires of a metal fence pierce through
the windscreen and roof of the vehicle (pictured)
The car was severely damaged in the crash and had to be towed away from the scene by a recovery truck
He said: 'The rut is 49ft long, 20 inches wide, and for most of its length about six inches deep.
'Apparently
it does not meet the criteria for intervention - the council told us it
must be 200mm (almost eight inches) deep before it is a defect and will
be repaired.
'They have left it with two bollards in it instead.
'Miraculously
my granddaughter was not injured. But, had there been a passenger in
the car, they would have been killed by the gate post that entered the
car.'
The driver allegedly hit the large rut which caused the car to career off the road and through a nearby garden
Michael Roche, the grandfather of the
driver (pictured), is now urging the authorities to fill the large and
'dangerous' pothole which is situated on the side of the road at Tame
Bridge in Stokesley, North Yorkshire
Mr
Roche said since his granddaughter's crash he has been observing the
road and has noticed traffic swerving to avoid the pothole.
He said: 'When a bus drives past the rut, it has to veer over into the opposite lane to avoid it.
'There is the potential for more accidents to happen.
'I can't believe the council is willing to leave it like this.'
According
to North Yorkshire County Council's website, 'there are few (potholes)
reported that present an immediate hazard but those that do are made
safe within 24 hours.'
North Yorkshire County Council declined to comment.
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