Pensioner cheats death after lorry crashes into her Ilford home

A pensioner had to be taken to hospital after a lorry crashed into a house in Ilford.

The accident happened shortly after 1pm yesterday in Eastern Avenue between Beehive Lane and the Redbridge Roundabout.

The 76-year-old, who was in the property at the time of the collision, suffered head injuries.

She was treated at Queen’s Hospital in Romford.

The male lorry driver also sustained minor injuries and was taken to Whipps Cross Hospital in Waltham Forest.

One local said it appeared the lorry had been travelling along the north side of Eastern Avenue when it hit a parked black BMW, swerved across the central reservation and smashed into the house.

“It is a miracle that he didn’t hit a car coming from the other direction but the house looked completely destroyed,” he added.

Police officers attended the scene as did a crew from the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade.

The east-bound carriageway of the A12 was shut for a number of hours after the incident.