Moment lorry smashes into home leaving man dead and child, 11, fighting for life

This is the horrifying moment a lorry careered into a family home, leaving a 29-year-old man dead and a young boy fighting for his life.

The truck sped down a suburban London street this morning, smashing into two cars further along the road before hurtling into two more vehicles and the house.

Nobody in the house was injured.

A 11-year-old child, thought to be a boy, is today in a “life threatening” condition in hospital.

Two men were taken to hospital and two others injured were discharged at the scene in Kidbrooke, south east London.

The owner of the home, 55-year-old barber Niko, was awoken by the smash as he slept in the room above the impact point.

His son was “seconds away” from being killed as he made his way downstairs to make a brew, while his wife was at work.

“There was just dust and bricks everywhere,” Niko, who has lived there 33 years, told the Mirror.

“I just thought how the hell has a lorry ended up in my house?

“I’m in shock - I feel numb. I was in my bedroom directly above it. My first thought was to get out the house with my two sons.

“I feel very lucky to be alive but of course also very unlucky - and it’s tragic that somebody has died.

“I heard the driver had a heart attack at the wheel.

“I think the child that was injured was in a car with his dad possibly. I really hope he’s ok.

“At the end of the day this is just a house - it’s bricks and mortar.”

Neighbour Rosie Chadha, 37, was told the driver of the lorry had been gesturing to a car in front to get out the way.

“One woman said she was driving in front of him and he was gesturing for her to move out the way and so she pulled over,” the financial regulator said.

“Maybe his brakes weren’t working. I heard a huge rumbling and the sound of a house collapsing.

“There was a little boy on a stretcher, his school clothes were on the floor and paramedics were trying to resuscitate him and the air ambulance came for him.

“There was a man with blood all over him - I think that was the boy’s dad.”

Debris from the huge smash was strewn across the road while police cordoned off the entire street - including a section where two other cars had been hit as the lorry ploughed at speed along the road, leaving a trail of destruction.

Directly outside the house, the lorry smashed into a Land Rover and a Citroen Xsara Picasso.

Lawyer Kate Hurst, 38, rushed out her home to help the injured people.

“I heard the the lorry going over the speed bumps at a fantastic rate and the noise of it going into the house was horrendous,” she said.

“I went out to triage people. There was one guy covered in blood, I was just trying to calm him and get in contact with people.

“His car was one of the cars that was smouldering. There was lots of petrol on the floor too.

“People were in complete shock. There was a young boy, I think he was cut out of a car.

“I heard the lorry driver may have had a heart attack at the wheel.”

Detective Constable Neil Webb said: “This was a traumatic incident and my thoughts are with those involved and their loved ones.

“We are conducting extensive enquiries into what happened, and I’m keen to hear from witnesses and those with dash-cam or CCTV footage of the incident. Please help us piece together what happened.”

A Scotland Yard spokesman added: "Police were called at approximately 8:05am to Broad Walk, Kidbrooke, by London Ambulance

"Service to a road traffic collision involving multiple vehicles and a building.

"An 11-year-old child was taken to hospital.

“Their condition has been assessed as life-threatening. Two males have been taken to hospital. We await an update on their condition.

"Sadly one man has been declared dead at the scene.”