A car crash at Vaitele-fou on Monday evening damaged broke down the fence of a private resident and left the family with a hefty damage bill.

The family home, which is located on Atone street at Vaitele-fou, had its fence broken down at around 8pm on Monday night while the family were preparing to have their dinner. 

A family member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said by the sounds of the vehicle that night the driver appeared to be speeding when they heard it crash into their fence. 

She said the white-coloured Hyundai Tucson rammed into the fence and damaged the metal spikes fence.

The front part of the vehicle appeared to be completely damaged with the family member claiming that the driver of the car was a male youth who was allegedly drunk.

"I ran outside and he tried to back up the car thinking that people would come so I walked and told him that our fence is now damaged by [his] car. He walked to me and told me not to worry that he'll fix it," the family member told this newspaper.

"He walked back to his car and tried to start it again."

She said he was not injured and had informed one of her kids to check the number plate of the vehicle as she suspected he was trying to escape but the car failed to start.

By that time people had started to gather in front of the house and the driver walked down towards the road. 

According to the family member, he was gone for a little while and then a taxi arrived bringing him came back with his cousin.

"Once they got here and then the police car stopped here. He tried to walk to the car [...] but the police officer walked towards him and took him to their vehicle," she said.

But that time she had already spoken to the police about the incident and was advised to talk to the family about the damage to their fence.

The family member added that she was thankful to God that no lives were lost during the crash.