Police are appealing for information and searching for a driver who fled the scene of a crash in the Hunter Region overnight.
About 9.30pm (Wednesday 6 January 2021), officers from Hunter Valley Police District attended Chapman Street and found a dark grey Holden Statesman crashed into a house.
Police have been told the car was travelling on High Street when it struck a Ford Fiesta, mounted the kerb, before hitting the house, causing significant damage.
The driver fled the scene prior to the arrival of officers.
A crime scene was established and inquiries to locate the driver have commenced.
The residents of the home were uninjured.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
