A man has been left with serious injuries after he was involved in a two-car crash that saw his vehicle collide with a property, leaving him trapped.
Police have issued an appeal for information and any witnesses following the two-vehicle road traffic collision on the Five Mile Straight, Maghera.
Two men were witnessed fleeing from one of the cars involved, a Range Rover Evoque which had been reported as stolen from a property on the Coolnasillagh Road earlier that evening.
Appealing for information, Sergeant Wilson said: "At approximately 8:10PM on Friday, August 5, officers attended the scene after a car had collided with a property in the Five Mile Straight area. The driver of the vehicle was trapped and injured, requiring hospital treatment for his injuries which are now believed to be life-changing.
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"Thankfully, the homeowner avoided injury as a result of the collision, but extensive damage was caused to his property. A black Range Rover Evoque at the scene was also significantly damaged but there was no one in the vehicle on officers arrival.
"We understand two males were witnessed fleeing from the Range Rover Evoque which had been reported as stolen."
The PSNI ask that anyone who was on the Five Mile Straight at the time and who witnessed anything, has dash cam footage of the incident or saw the two makes to contact police on 101.
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