Kids 'lucky' to be unharmed after drink driver crashes car in Derbyshire

Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit said the collision happened in Hartshay near Ripley on Friday.

Officers breathalysed the man at the scene and discovered he was over twice the drink-drive limit.

They also found one of his tyres to be in a poor state.

According to police, there were two children - a three-year-old and a five-year-old - in the car at the time.

Officers said they were OK 'by pure luck' and were taken to hospital as a precaution.

On Twitter, Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit said: "We cannot repeat this enough - don't drink and drive.

"We are also making a child safeguarding referral."