Adelaide car crash: How a driver's simple blunder when they parked their car DESTROYED this home - and sparked an asbestos scare

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A driver who forgot to put on the handbrake when he parked his car has demolished part of a home after the runaway vehicle bulldozed through the property.

The Nissan Patrol four-wheel-drive was parked on a hill in Carrickalinga in Adelaide’s south-west on Saturday just before 1.30pm.

But the driver of the brand new vehicle forgot to apply the hand brake when they left it parked at the top of the slope on Elizabeth Crescent.

And after the driver left the vehicle unattended, the car rolled down the hill, gathering speed before it ploughed into the home.

A driver who forgot to put the handbrake on in their car led to the destruction of a home after the vehicle ploughed through the property (pictured)

The vehicle smashed through the front of the home, until it launched itself into the front yard from the home’s balcony, leaving a trail of destruction behind it.

Bricks and debris were strewn everywhere, with large wooden planks from the balcony crashing down on the vehicle.

The waterfront home was left with a gaping hole and the property sustaining significant damage, but luckily no-one was inside the home at the time.

The driver’s costly error left behind a trail of destruction with bricks and debris from the home (pictured) strewn everywhere

The waterfront home was left with a gaping hole (pictured) with the property sustaining significant damage

South Australia Police said emergency crews including the SES attended the scene following the incident.

Volunteers from the SES and the Country Fire Service tried to put temporary support structures in place, but crews suspected asbestos may have been used in the home’s construction.

The SES decided against putting up support structures with a spokesperson telling the ABC that it was up to the homeowner to speak to their insurer about the damage sustained to their property.

Asbestos is a natural mineral that once used to be sourced across Australia which was used to manufacture building and construction products.

The mineral which contains toxic fibres can cause lung cancer as the substance can easily be breathed in which can affect the lining of the lung.

Emergency crews who attended the scene following the crash decided against putting up supporting structures on the property (pictured) after they discovered parts of the home contained asbestos