Bewildering CCTV captures elderly driver’s U-turn blunder at Seaton, as car hits Para Hills home

CCTV has caught the moment an elderly driver’s U-turn attempt ended in disaster, slamming into another car before ploughing into a shop fence.

An elderly driver has slammed into a shop fence after a U-turn gone wrong. Picture: 7NEWS

An elderly driver has been captured accelerating and slamming through a shop fence after their U-turn went wrong in the western suburbs.

The incident played out just after 12:30pm at Seaton.

CCTV footage shows the driver attempt to perform a U-turn in front of an oncoming vehicle, which slams into their car.

After being hit, the elderly driver can be seen accelerating – narrowly missing a fence before ploughing through a parking lot and into another store’s shop fence.

CCTV has captured the moment an elderly driver performing a U-turn was hit by another car before accelerating and crashing through a shop fence at Seaton. Details in 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | https://t.co/8ftPfGh39Y#7NEWSpic.twitter.com/AQ2CB3LbpQ

— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) July 4, 2023

Car hits Para Hills home

The footage comes after SES volunteers, SA Police and MFS crews attended a Para Hills home after a car came off the road and into the building.

SES volunteers were forced to stabilise the building after the car drove into a solid brick structure.

SES volunteers from the Enfield Unit, along with @SA_MFS & @SAPoliceNews, quickly responded yesterday after a car collided with a house at Para Hills
Our volunteers were able to stabilise the structure with expert shoring before applying a weather proof covering pic.twitter.com/NXNwwN0tRc

— SASES (@SA_SES) July 4, 2023

Originally published as Bewildering CCTV captures elderly driver’s U-turn blunder at Seaton, as car hits Para Hills home