Car crashes into Christchurch bakery

The car smashed through the front of the Ferry Rd bakery. Photos / Kirstie Marie

By RNZ

A driver has fled after a car crashed into a Christchurch bakery this morning.

The car hit the building, on Ferry Road in Woolston, just after 5am.

A police spokesperson said the driver abandoned the vehicle at the scene.

The bakery interior was badly damaged.

The car made a three metre by three metre hole in the building, a Fire and Emergency services spokesperson said.

A plumber and an electrician had to be called to the bakery as water pipes and the electrical network were badly damaged.

Police are still searching for the driver.

- RNZ