Te Atatu petrol station turned into 'drive-thru' after car accident

The Volkswagen Beetle took a shortcut into the store.
The Volkswagen Beetle took a shortcut into the store. Photo credit: u/antidamage / Reddit

A Te Atatu petrol station has been turned into 'drive-through' after a car accident on Saturday night.

The Volkswagen Beetle run over a bollard and smashed its way through the glass windows into the Z store, coming to rest in front of a 'chill zone' sign.

An image from the scene shows the vehicle deep inside the store, surrounded by broken glass.

"Wow I didn't know it was a drive-through," one person commented on social media site Reddit.

A police spokesperson told Newshub that no one was injured in the incident.

"We got a report of a car that had crashed into the front door of a premises at 7:10pm last night," they said.

Newshub.