Fleeing car crashes into house

  • 19/08/2016
No one was injured in the crash (Newshub.)
No one was injured in the crash (Newshub.)

A car ended up crashing through a fence and into an Upper Hutt house as it attempted to flee police on Friday.

Officers tried to stop a suspicious vehicle on Moeraki Rd, but it sped away and crashed a short time later.

The house, also on Moeraki Rd, was damaged and a gas main was ruptured.

The person inside and neighbours were evacuated as a precaution and gas could be smelled from the street.

There were no injuries, though the driver was taken to hospital for assessment.

Newshub.