A woman was sitting outside a North Shore cafe when a car crashed into her and pushed her through the side of the building this afternoon.
Ellen Lear, a staff member at Hollywood Bakery in Orewa, said she heard a loud bang and saw outside furniture coming through the glass shop front about 11am.
"It was so loud. The side of the shop is all made of glass so it all shattered and all the tables came through.
"I saw men trying to lift the car up and I knew someone was hit. The woman was actually half inside the shop - you could see her from the inside."
About 10 people managed to lift the vehicle and get the woman out.