Two people have been injured after a car crashed into the Travelodge hotel in Skegness yesterday (September 17).

Police and two Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue crews rushed to the scene at South Parade after a vehicle collided with the building – ending up half way inside, and damaging fire exit doors and a section of wall.

No-one inside the hotel is believed to have been hurt in the incident.

A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Police said: “We were called to a report a car had collided with the Travelodge on South Parade in Skegness at around 6.45pm. The two people in the vehicle were injured. Recovery of the vehicle began in the early hours of the morning.”

Emergency services at the scene. Inset: The car crashed into the side of the building, going through emergency exit doors. Photos by Michael Moody.

placeholder image — Emergency services at the scene. Inset: The car crashed into the side of the building, going through emergency exit doors. Photos by Michael Moody.

A fire service spokesperson added: “Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue were called at 6.49pm to a collision involving a car that had gone into the fire escape wall of a hotel.

"A crew from Skegness and the crew from Leverton attended. No persons were reported as trapped.

“The fire crews cordoned off the area and made it safe. The incident was then handed over to the hotel manager.”