Driver flees after crashing car into house
Police were called Coll Pl in St Andrews, in Sydney's southwest, about 2.10am on Saturday following reports a car had crashed into a house.
A NSW Police spokesman said there were no injuries but the property had been damaged.
'The driver of the vehicle is believed to have left the scene prior to the arrival of police,' a spokesman said.
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