DRAMATIC video footage shows the aftermath of a horror crash at a holiday home near Helensburgh.

The owners of Crosskeys Cottage, Clayton and Alison Lambert, watched on in utter disbelief as a BMW X5 was pulled from the wreckage of the category C listed building on Saturday morning, November 9.

READ MORE: Man charged after BMW crashes into cottage at Crosskeys near Helensburgh

A 20-year-old man has been charged with allegedly taking a vehicle without the owner's consent, dangerous driving, driving without insurance and leaving the scene of an accident.

No-one was in the cottage at the time of the accident and no injuries were reported.

For further reaction from the cottage owners, see this week's Helensburgh Advertiser, out on Thursday.

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