Car crashes into gates of PM's Chequers country estate
Car crashes into gates of PM's Chequers country estate
Thames Valley Police say a 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and drink driving.
A car has crashed into the gates of Rishi Sunak's official country residence, police have confirmed.
The incident took place on Tuesday shortly after midday, when the white Volkswagen Scirocco hit the barriers at the entrance to Chequers - the grace and favour manor house in Buckinghamshire which prime ministers are allowed to use while in office.
Rishi Sunak was not at the property at the time.
Thames Valley Police said the driver, who was a 44-year-old man from the county, had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and drink driving, and was the only person in the car.
A spokesperson also said he had "suffered serious injuries" and had been taken to hospital, "where he remains".
They added: "While we are still in the very early stages of our investigation, there is currently no evidence to suggest there was any intention to harm anyone."
From memory, I think the road bends just before the gates so if you missed the bend you would end up driving into the gates.
Incidentally, the grounds are surrounded by an anti tank fence made out of old railway line yet there is a public footpath through the grounds across the driveway.
Weird coincidence that this happened as four men were trespassing on his home in Yorkshire but it doesn't seem like a coordinated thing.
In Germany they say "the devil shits on the biggest pile". But like, in German. Life's a funny old thing, isn't it?
How did they make “where he remains” sound so ominous?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A car has crashed into the gates of Rishi Sunak's official country residence, police have confirmed.
The incident took place on Tuesday shortly after midday, when the white Volkswagen Scirocco hit the barriers at the entrance to Chequers - the grace and favour manor house in Buckinghamshire which prime ministers are allowed to use while in office.
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Thames Valley Police said the driver, who was a 44-year-old man from the county, had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and drink driving, and was the only person in the car.
A spokesperson also said he had "suffered serious injuries" and had been taken to hospital, "where he remains".
They added: "While we are still in the very early stages of our investigation, there is currently no evidence to suggest there was any intention to harm anyone."
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