‘Miracle anyone walked away’ from horror crash on A2 Canterbury Road in Faversham as house and car destroyed
Witnesses to a horror crash say it is a "miracle anybody walked away from it" after a car ploughed into a house and the driver fled the scene. The home in Canterbury Road, Faversham, was seriously damaged after the vehicle reportedly mounted a grass verge and rolled into the property.
Pictures show the mangled wreckage of the car following the smash near the junction with Salters Lane shortly before 5.30am on Sunday. HGV driver Stefan Gordon witnessed the incident as he drove home along the A2.
"A Citeron was travelling towards Sittingbourne at about 70mph and the driver lost control of the vehicle and mounted a grass verge, causing the car to slip and roll straight into the house," the 33-year-old said. "He struck two parked cars too. "The driver legged it, but the passenger remained at the scene."
Mr Gordon, from Faversham, says the passenger had a cut to his forehead and there was blood on the airbags of the Citroen.
"I didn't really get to see the driver as he ran away," he said.
"It is a miracle anyone walked away from it. "People doing that kind of speed should have their licence taken away as they're putting others at risk. "I know children are living in the houses, so if one of them got struck, it would be enough to kill them."
Alfred Martin, who has lived in Canterbury Road for 25 years, says he woke to the commotion outside, describing it as a "disaster scene". "The bay window of the building was caved in and I don't think I have ever seen a car smashed up so much," the 82-year-old said. "The back of it was flattened and most of the roof was too.
"You'd think to yourself how did anyone get out of that - it was in a terrible state."
The pensioner is calling for better signage and another speed camera along the busy route - joining the ones already outside the Abbey School and in Ospringe.
"People are going along here at 70mph and it is a 30mph limit," he added. "I don't believe there are enough 30mph signs - not that it will stop them speeding, but it would help. "We want a speed camera.
The sort of attitude you get from KCC is someone has to die before you have something like that, which is a shame. "Someone could have been walking along the pavement."
A police spokesman says officers were called shortly before 5.30am after a car hit two parked cars and the home. "Officers attended the scene where the driver had left before their arrival," he said.
"No injuries were reported and arrangements were made to recover the vehicle.
"Inquiries are underway to identify and locate the driver."
KCC has been approached for comment about calls for a speed camera and better signage.