A man has been arrested after a car smashed its way through a street in Great Yarmouth.

The incident happened at 2.30pm on Tuesday in Yarmouth Way when a car knocked over a set of traffic lights before smashing into the front of a house.

Police cordons and cones were put in place around the damage following the dramatic scene.

The car toppled a traffic light beside the Yarmouth Way Laundry (Image: Wladyslaw Skrzek) A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent and drunk driving before being released on bail until January 15.

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The collision follows a similar incident in Yarmouth Way on October 15 when a BMW  flattened a lamppost and crashed head-on into a wall.

Police tape was in place after the car smashed through the front of a house (Image: Wladyslaw Skrzek) Witnesses said they heard a "screech" as the car accelerated down the road followed by a "loud bang" as the motorist slammed into the lamppost and wall.