A automotive has erupted into flames after being crashed by thieves on a road in Glasgow.
The culprits misplaced management of the stolen car and careered it down an embankment earlier than it exploded into flames throughout the dramatic incident which befell shortly earlier than 9.30pm on Saturday, December 17.
Emergency companies, together with Police Scotland and Scottish Fireplace and Rescue Service, sped Currie Road within the north of the town to cordon off the realm and produce the blaze beneath management, in line with GlasgowLive.
Residents within the rapid neighborhood and the encircling areas had been shocked to listen to a loud bang, with one witness saying: "It got here off the street at Currie Road, rolled down the embankment, crashing into a number of objects together with planted timber and lightweight installations.
"Appears to be like to have come to a halt on the trail main onto the secondary steps at Currie Road, the place the car has quickly caught hearth.
"A number of police entered the scene and cordoned off nicely previous the realm the crash occurred in, fending off neighbours and asking individuals to re-enter their properties."
Items of the automotive, together with the bumper, stay on the crash web site however the car itself was towed away after the fireplace was put out.
A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: “Police acquired a report of the theft of a car and subsequent car hearth on Currie Road in Glasgow round 9.20pm on Saturday, December 17.
“The hearth was extinguished by the Scottish Fireplace and Rescue Service and enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”
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