Truck slams into southeast Calgary home as children slept inside

Six people including two young children escaped injury early Friday morning when a pickup truck slammed through the exterior of a southeast home and crashed into thebasement.

One man, believed to be the driver of the vehicle, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. His condition was updated Friday afternoon to "stable."

Police believe the truck wasstolen.

Officers arrived at the Odgenhome, located at20A Street and 76th Avenue S.E., around 1:30 a.m. after receiving calls about a truck striking a house.

Upon arrival, police found thevehiclewedged into the home'sbasement andsignificant structural damage to the building. Little more thanthe back end of the truck was visible from the street.

Police were relieved to learn thatnone of the four adults and two children inside at the time were harmed. First responders quickly removed the residents fromthe home.

The traffic section of the Calgary Police Service continues to investigate the crash and it took several hours for crews, including those from the Calgary Fire Department,to remove the vehicle from the basement of the home.