Car crashes into tree on Whanganui's Heads Rd; no other vehicles involved

No other vehicles were involved in the crash on Heads Rd in the early hours of Tuesday.

It wasn't only the thunder creating loud bangs in Gonville early on Tuesday morning.

Nearby residents were woken by the sound of a car crashing into a tree on Heads Rd near the intersection with Caius Ave about 1.15am. No other vehicles were involved.

Whanganui police said an ambulance attended but no other details were available.