A car has crashed into a house in an Airdrie village.
The vehicle came off the road on Main Street in Calderbank at 8.45am and collided with the front wall of the terraced property.
Emergency services raced to the scene, with the female driver of the car being taken to hospital for treatment.
Airdrie South councillor Michael Coyle said: “The car has gone through the fence and right into the front of the house, impacting and damaging it badly.
“Police and the fire brigade were all here, and officers were directing traffic past the scene in single file while all their vehicles were in the street.”
A spokesperson for Police Scotland spokesperson told Lanarkshire Live: “Officers were called following a crash which happened on Main Street in Calderbank, Airdrie, at around 8.45am on Tuesday, November 16.
“A vehicle left the roadway and collided with a property.
“The female driver was taken to hospital for treatment. Specialist services were contacted to assess the building and recovery was arranged for the vehicle.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 8.47am on Tuesday, November 16, to reports of a collision involving a car and a building on Main Street, Calderbank.
“Operations control immediately mobilised two appliances to the location. One casualty was handed over to the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service and crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe.”
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