Two men seriously injured after pick-up truck crashes into garden in Northamptonshire village

Two men were seriously injured as their pick-up truck crashed into a garden wall in a Northamptonshire village last night.

Emergency services who attended the scene reported the Nissan pick-up had rolled multiple times before landing in a private garden in Sywell, near Northampton.

A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police said: "A grey Nissan Nivara driving south along Ecton Lane from Sywell left the road for reasons unknown and collided with a stone wall.

"Both the driver and the front seat passenger sustained serious injuries.

"The driver, a 25-year-old man, was taken to University College in Coventry. The front seat passenger, a 25-year-old man was taken to Northampton General Hospital."

Police are appealing for anyboy who witnessed the incident or may have dashcam footage available to contact them by calling 101.

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