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A woman and her young son escaped injury when their car ploughed into a house in west Auckland today.
The car crashed into the front of the house on Peter Buck Rd, New Windsor, shortly before 3pm.
Tim Morrison, who lives at the house, said he heard a loud bang which sounded like an earthquake.
He went outside to find the car embedded into his flatmate's bedroom.
"He wasn't home, fortunately. If he had been on his computer he could have been knocked off his chair."
The car had also scraped the flatmate's vehicle.
"He's not going to be too happy," Mr Morrison said.
Senior Constable Graeme Freeman said it appeared driver error had been the reason for the crash, although the investigation was continuing.
The road was also wet and slippery at the time because of rain.
The woman and her 4-year-old son were checked by paramedics at the scene but were uninjured.
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