THESE pictures show the terrifying scene after a lorry was driven into a house in the middle of the night.
A family is understood to have been forced to flee the Lancaster Crescent property when the vehicle crashed into the front of the building.
No one was hurt in the incident but children are understood to have been among those evacuated from the East Kilbride street at around 11pm yesterday.
A Stobart lorry with remains of the brickwork on its roof was found abandoned and surrounded by police tape this morning in a nearby car park.
Cops, who have launched an enquiry, remained on the scene this afternoon with locals telling of their terror in the aftermath.
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."
The building was substantially damaged during the incident with the front windows of the property collapsing. With cracks appearing all over the house, its brickwork was also crumbling at both the front and the back.
Footage emerged online this morning of the Stobart vehicle repeatedly crashing into the house. The Glasgow Times has contacted the firm for comment.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "An investigation is under way after a lorry was deliberately driven into a house in Lancaster Crescent on Monday, September 6. 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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