A LORRY was driven into a house deliberately last night, prompting a police investigation.
Officers were called to the scene around 11.25pm upon recieving reports that the vehicle had struck a property on Lancaster Crescent in East Kilbride.
The building received substatial damage and neighbours were evacuated as a result.
One neighbour said: "There was shouting and screaming and it felt like the foundations had been hit. It was terrifying.
"Someone could have been killed"
Police Scotland confirmed that nobody was injured.
Emergency services are still on the scene and builders appear to have arrived to assess the damage.
A spokesperson for the force said:"An investigation is under way after a lorry was deliberately driven into a house in Lancaster Crescent on Monday 6 September 2021. Police were notified around 11.25pm.
"No-one was injured in the incident. The building has sustained extensive damage and local residents were evacuated as a precaution. Enquires are ongoing."
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