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A car has smashed into a classroom while students were being dropped off at Kristin School in Auckland’s Albany.
A car has smashed into a classroom while students were being dropped off at a North Shore school on Monday morning.
Mark Wilsonexecutive principal at Kristin School in Auckland’s Albany confirmed to Stuff a vehicle had mounted the curb, running into a classroom.
The classroom was occupied by students and teachers at the time of the crash, he said.
“It’s an elevated classroom on piles with just cladding around which is cracked but apart from this, there are no significant damages,” Wilson said.
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“All the students and teachers are fine. They’re all very calm and settled.”
He said lessons would continue to be held in the classroom and police had been called as a “precautionary measure”.
A police spokesperson confirmed emergency services were in attendance at a crash in Albany on Monday morning.
“Police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash into a building on Albany Highway around 8.31am.
“The driver of the vehicle is understood to have received minor injuries however there are no other injuries to report.”
No significant damage to the building has been reported and inquiries into the crash are ongoing.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson confirmed fire crews had also been attendance.
“No persons were trapped, and the building sustained minor damage.”