Police car ploughs into house

The crash happened near a school on Hilltop Road, where the patrol car was racing to a callout, but its driver made a critical misjudgement in the management of kinetic energy. The vehicle hit a sleeping policeman at a speed that caused it to lose grip. The result was predictable enough. The hefty police car slammed into the garage of a house with enough force to compromise the building’s load bearing structure.

What makes the episode especially awkward for police is that the very same property also fell victim to a police vehicle in 2024. Back then, the damage stopped at the fence. This latest visit went a little further, achieving vertical integration directly into the fabric of the building.