A couple who live at the head of a Bradford cul-de-sac have suffered three cars ploughing into their garden in six years.

Harmohinder Singh Sandhu, 73, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, says he and his wife are now too scared to sleep at their home in Pirie Close, Bolton.

In the latest incident on Monday, a Honda ended up inches from their front door after ploughing through the boundary fence.

Mr Sandhu said similar incidents had taken place at his home in 2004 and 2005, as well as next door.

He said of Monday’s crash: “We were outside in the back garden and we heard a very big bang. When we ran to the front a car was six inches away from my door.”

Mr Sandhu said police attended the incident and were told by the driver that the brakes in the car had been faulty.

He said he and his wife Kashmir Sandhu, 66, are now too scared to sleep in case it happens again.

He said: “We were shocked. I couldn’t sleep for two nights and last night I only slept for a few hours – my wife is shocked, she can’t sleep either.”

Mr Sandhu’s neighbour Rosemarie Maya, 63, said she was scared a similar incident could happen again, but with more serious consequences.

She said: “It’s happened a few times and so we are a bit concerned what will happen next.

“We are worried because we are not young people and anything like this stresses you out.

“In the night there are a lot of cars coming and they turn so fast and it worries you in case they come into the house or something.”

Councillor Howard Middleton (Lib Dem, Bolton and Undercliffe) said: “There is a meeting between the police and Bradford Council on Monday and no doubt this will be addressed.”

Police confirmed they were called to Pirie Close at about 4.10pm on Monday to a report that a car had driven through the fence of a resident who had exchanged details with the driver.

Inspector Pete Tuff, of the Eccleshill Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We are not aware of any persistent reports of anti-social behaviour in this area but all that are reported are investigating to try to identify the root cause.”

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