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Car crashes into Lodge wall

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A car has crashed into a concrete wall at The Lodge.

The ACT Emergency Services Agency says an elderly driver hit a wall at the prime ministerial home in Canberra shortly after 8am on Saturday.

Two ACT Fire and Rescue pumper vehicles and a commander are at the scene, along with Australian Federal Police officers, as firefighters work to stabilise the damaged wall.

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The motorist suffered minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to The Canberra Hospital.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott does not reside at The Lodge, which is being refurbished.

Police say they are not treating the incident as suspicious "at this stage" but investigations continue.

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