"It could have been the concrete from a power pole, because that was broken into pieces. The pieces went flying everywhere."
He said as emergency services arrived, smoke was still coming out of the car.
"There were pieces of car, the boot and the fence."
He believed the car was travelling south, from the city, before it left the road, hit multiple fences, destroyed a power pole, and spun around.
"The whole fence was gone, then to another house, then to another house, then the tree. Then the car went and hit another big tree and swung, hitting one of the traffic lights."
Goundar said the power pole fell, bringing electrical wires down.
Fences were wrecked and a local resident's window damaged when the crash sent debris hurtling into the property. Photo / Dean Purcell
His house still had no power shortly before 10am and workers were in the area this morning clearing debris and trying to restore electricity.
"A car was seen driving at excess speed on Dominion Road around 1.30am," police said in a statement. "The vehicle was not pursued, but observed on cameras."
The driver lost control at high speed at the Dominion Road and Mount Albert Rd intersection, police said.
"The vehicle has then rolled and continued on hitting power poles and the front of a building.
