A Chinese
woman's attempt to visit her parents to show off her new car failed
miserably after she mixed up the accelerator and brake pedal while
parking – and demolished not just her car but part of her parents' house
as well.
Ye
Chia, 29, who had passed her test last December, had not bothered to
drive again until buying a brand new car this summer and packing in her
husband and two daughters, aged seven and three, for a trip back home to
see her parents.
The
trip to the house in Gaoli village in the city of Wenzhou in east
China’s Zhejiang province had gone well, until the proud daughter drove
into the front garden where instead of using the brake, in her
excitement at being home again she pressed the accelerator.
Mistake: It's thought that the woman accidentally stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake
As a result the car drove at high speed into the house.
She
told local TV: 'I felt the impact of the car hitting the house and the
airbags went off, then I heard a cracking sound and tons of rubble fell
on the car as well. I thought we were going to die.'
The
woman's mother Jun Hsiao, 56, said: 'I know that it's a disaster that
the house and the car were destroyed, but we are only happy that our
daughter and family got out unharmed.'
Proud: The daughter had wanted to show off her new car, but ended up ruining it
Collapse: The rooms that had been destroyed were bedrooms belonging to the woman's mother and brother
Police
spokesman On Chang said: 'The house was 40 years old and was not in the
best condition but probably would have been good for a few more years
if it hadn't been hit at speed by the car. The accident was caused by
the woman's driving skills – after passing her test she hadn't bothered
to practice again and got confused presumably in the excitement of
arriving home. Fortunately nobody was in the house when it collapsed, so
nobody was hurt.'
He
said that the accident happened in the late afternoon, and the rooms
that had been destroyed were bedrooms belonging to the woman's mother
and brother.
Ye
Chia is reportedly now arguing with the insurance company after they
refused to provide her with a replacement hire car for the return
journey.
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