A motorist crashed into several parked cars before driving through a fence and smashing into a Christchurch home, dying at the scene.
Emergency services were called to the crash on Ruru Rd, Bromley about 12.10am on Sunday. The driver, the sole occupant, died at the scene, a police spokesperson said.
A witness at the scene said the driver had crashed into several parked cars, including one only metres from the Ruru Rd home, before they appeared to have mounted a grass verge and driven through a fence and into a home.
The homeowner, Phyl, who did not want her surname published, said she and her husband were asleep in their room directly above where the car smashed when the woke to a “loud, almighty bang”.
![A car parked only metres from the scene was badly damaged. Photo / Sam Sherwood](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NSXSFFT2GZGVDOCSF6K6X7YZX4.jpg?auth=fc3364c4edfb6ef8996d7c05c6d68f98ebaca0ff471bf1c8c84b3cdf1e5d1d5d&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)