A car ploughed through two sofa sets outside an Oamaru retail store yesterday after a two-vehicle crash, leaving the shop's owner in shock but thankful no one was hurt.
The drama unfolded about 3.40pm after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Orwell St.
A small
red hatchback was travelling north on the highway when it was struck by another vehicle that was heading west in Orwell St.
The vehicle struck the rear right-hand side of the hatchback, which caused it to swerve over a traffic island and continue across the southbound lane of the highway.
The hatchback then slammed into a 4WD parked at Beaurepaires, which caused it to slide towards I-Deal Furniture and Appliances and into two sofa sets, made up of two couches and four chairs valued at about $8000, that were sitting outside the store.
