Emergency services respond as runaway car ploughs in Mount Gambier garage

Emergency services have rushed to a garage after a car rolled down an embankment and ploughed into the home.

Mount Gambier SES and MFS crews at the scene after a car ploughed into the garage of a house in Mount Gambier on Tuesday. Picture: SES

Emergency services have been called to a Mount Gambier home after a car rolled down a hill and ploughed into a garage on Tuesday morning,

Local SES and MFS crews were called to the scene just before 10am after the runaway vehicle rolled down an embankment and smashed into the garage of a Mount Gambier home.

First responders helped stabilise the home and assisted with the removal of the vehicle – no injuries were reported.

It comes just days after Mount Gambier and Districts SES volunteers experienced their busiest weekend of the year as wild weather – complete with 150km/h winds – battered the state, leaving a wave of destruction across the region.

Mount Gambier SES and MFS crews provided assistance after a car ploughed into the garage of a house in Mount Gambier Tuesday morning. Picture: SA State Emergency Service

Mount Gambier SES and MFS crews provided assistance after a car ploughed into the garage of a house in Mount Gambier Tuesday morning. Picture: SA State Emergency Service

Trees down and walls collapse as 150km/h winds cause storm mayhem in the South-East

Mount Gambier and District SES volunteers have just come off a very busy weekend, responding to 14 calls in just one day on Saturday as SA was hit by wild weather. Picture: Supplied (Mount Gambier and District SES)

Two walls collapsed – one at the Mount Gambier RSL – and a patio was partly destroyed as clean up from the weekend’s wild storms continues.

Emergency service crews across the Limestone Coast had their busiest night of the year on Saturday as winds hit 150km/h and rain battered the area, bringing down trees, sheds and powerlines.

Mount Gambier and District SES volunteers responded to more than a dozen calls during and after the storm. Picture: Mount Gambier and District SES

Multiple trees were brought down by the wind. Picture: Mount Gambier and District SES

Mount Gambier SES unit manager Aaron Pettingill said the unit responded to 14 call outs, the first starting at 2am.

“It’s been a while since we have had anything that significant in Mount Gambier, where we have been out that long,” Mr Pettingill said.

He said the unit responded to two limestone wall collapses – one behind the RSL and another at the rear of a shed on Sturt Street.

The collapsed wall at the Mount Gambier RSL. Picture: Mount Gambier and District SES

SES volunteers stabilise a shed roof after the wall collapsed on Saturday. Picture: Mount Gambier and District SES

“At the RSL, the area was cordoned off and an electrician called to disconnect the power … at the other shed the roof was unstable so we secured it and council cordoned off a publicly accessible area behind it,” he said.

In addition to collapsed walls, Mr Pettingill said the unit also responded to 11 requests for help after trees were felled in the high winds.

He said two trees hit properties within the township – one leaving significant damage to a patio area.

The tree badly damaged a patio. Picture: Mount Gambier and District SES

The tree badly damaged a patio. Picture: Mount Gambier and District SES

“The rest of the trees were on roads, fences and driveways,” Mr Pettingill said.

“At Glencoe we had a tree branch break a skylight. Our crew removed the branch and covered the hole to prevent water damage.”

Mr Pettingill said the unit had 15 volunteers used throughout the weekend, supported by the MFS and CFS.

He said the SES was always looking for more volunteers – anyone interested in joining find out more by visiting the SES website.