Car overturns into front garden on Ruislip Road East in Greenford

A car ended up upside down in a front garden on Ruislip Road East in Greenford on Saturday evening, 3 October, close to Gurnell Leisure Centre.

Footage shared with UB1UB2 shows the silver car on its roof, lying across the pavement and into the garden of a house. Its windows are smashed and the doors hang open.

A low brick garden wall was knocked flat in the crash and a street post was snapped off. A car parked on the drive of the house was also caught up in it, and debris was scattered across the pavement and road.

Police at the scene

By about 8pm, police had put tape across the front of the house. Several people can be seen standing near the overturned car in the footage.

A person at the scene can be heard saying the car hit a lamp post and then flipped over. Police have not confirmed how the crash happened.

The Metropolitan Police has not confirmed whether anyone was hurt, whether anyone else was involved, or whether anyone has been arrested. Police have not given a cause for the crash.

About the road

Ruislip Road East is a busy road in the London Borough of Ealing. It runs between Greenford and the Hanwell and West Ealing area, past Gurnell Leisure Centre and the open space of Brent River Park. Long stretches of it are lined with houses that have front gardens and drives right next to the pavement.

The road carries local traffic and buses between Greenford, Perivale and Ealing, and it is used by people heading to the leisure centre and the nearby parks.

Information

Anyone who saw the crash, or who has dashcam or doorbell footage from Ruislip Road East on Saturday evening, can contact the police on 101. Always call 999 in an emergency. To give information anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.