A man was crushed to death by his own car while trying to stop it careering into a house, a coroner's finding has detailed.
John Pryde, 54, was found dead at his home in Kelson, Lower Hutt on May 6, 2011.
Coroner Ian Smith said in his finding it appeared Mr Pryde got out of his vehicle at the top of his home's extremely steep driveway.
"The vehicle has then moved under its own motion, down the driveway with Mr Pryde attempting to stop its progress but has become crushed between the vehicle and the fence.
"The vehicle has continued to career down the drive, crashing through the timber fence again before coming to a rest down a steep bank."