Christchurch car crashes into house, firefighters extricate person taken to hospital with serious injuries

Emergency services at the scene of a car vs house incident in Christchurch's Gladson Avenue this morning. Photo / George Heard

A car has crashed into a Christchurch house, leaving one person with serious injuries extricated by firefighters.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash at about 11.45am after being notified a vehicle had struck a house.

The crash occurred in a Christchurch gated community on Gladson Avenue in Sockburn.

Emergency services at the scene of a car vs house incident in Christchurch's Gladson Avenue this morning. Photo / George Heard

“One person is reported to have serious injuries,” a police spokesperson said.

The affected house is part of the Gladson Villas complex, a community for people aged over-60.

Emergency services successfully extricated one patient in Christchurch, after a car crashed into the house on Gladson Avenue. Photo / George Heard.

Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.