An elderly woman has been hospitalised after driving into a parked police car in Auckland tonight.
The woman, in her 80s, was taken to North Shore Hospital with serious injuries after the incident on Sturges Rd, Henderson about 7.20pm.
A police spokesman said the woman's white Mazda Demio struck the parked, unmarked police car.
"The elderly woman is in fair bit of shock and status two, which is serious condition but not critical injuries," he said.
Cameraman Daniel Hines was at the scene and said the police vehicle was a red, unmarked detective's car.
"The police car is damaged on the driver's side rear wheel but on the woman's car, the damage was on the passenger side.
"The whole roof is crushed right down and the wheel is halfway down the road."
A St John spokesperson said one ambulance attended the scene and the women was taken to North Shore Hospital in a serious condition.
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