Three people have fortunately survived a crash near Otorohanga in which their car left the road, crashed into a post, flipped in the air and then rolled.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the single-vehicle crash, on a 100km/h stretch of Rangiatea Rd near Otorohanga, about 6am today.
District road policing manager Inspector Freda Grace said the crash involved a 37-year-old female driver who lost control of a late model Ford Falcon, which left the road and crashed into a strainer post.
"The car has then flipped into the air and rolled. However the driver and her two passengers, aged 39 and 13 years old, escaped being thrown from the vehicle and [being] potentially seriously injured because they were wearing their seatbelts," Inspector Grace said. "The car came to a rest on the front lawn of a family's home."
Mrs Grace said the escape was extremely fortunate and highlighted why police are urging drivers to watch their speed.