A Fife mum-of-two was left shaken after a pensioner drove his car into her living room.
Maxine Holland, 36, was relaxing in her living room at her home on Anderson Drive, Cowdenbeath, at around 9pm on Sunday, April 10.
Little did she know a 71-year-old man was about to come careering through her front window.
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Maxine was watching TV when she heard a large thud before looking up to see the car's headlights.
The Daily Record reports the crash left her terrified and trapped in her living room unable to reach her two daughters Courtney, 10, and Macey, 4, who were playing upstairs.
Maxine’s husband, Gary was told to rush home from work as an emergency had occurred at home.
Security guard Gary told the Daily Record: "Maxine got such a fright, as you would expect. She was in total shock at what had just happened.
"She was just sitting watching the TV and bang, a man drives into our house. She said he was speechless too and was just sitting in the car with his mouth wide open. There was dust, rubble and bricks everywhere."
The pensioner's car had hit the wall in the living room causing the roof to collapse which then jammed the door leading to the hallway.
This left Maxine trapped and unable to run upstairs to get her children.
Gary added: "She said she was panicking and screaming, worried about their safety too.
"Courtney and Macey didn't know what was going on. They just heard this massive noise and then heard their mum screaming. It was traumatising for all of them."
A neighbour heard the commotion and came out to help. He was able to forcefully pull the door open and rescue the children from their bedrooms.
"I'm so grateful to the neighbours for helping the girls and Maxine out", Gary added.
"I'm just so glad they are all safe. If the girls had been playing in the living room at the time, I dread to think what could have happened.
"Macey usually sits at a wee table at the window colouring in. If she had been doing that when this happened she would have got seriously injured.
"It's frightening to even think what could have happened."
Gary said they have received no explanation as to why this happened and have not been told if an investigation will be carried out to determine the circumstances surrounding the crash.
He said: "We don't know how this happened, we've not had an apology or an explanation from anyone. The man was checked over by paramedics but wasn't taken to the hospital.
"The last I heard from this man's family was when his daughter, I think that's who it was, asked me if she could get the bag of frozen chips he had left in the car because he wanted them for his dinner.
"This was about an hour after it happened. I was speechless. I was standing looking at the state of my house and they were thinking about his chips."
The crash has caused extensive damage to the property and it has been deemed unsafe for the family to live in.
They are currently staying at a family member's house whilst their home insurance company sort out the repairs.
Gary added: "The place is an absolute mess. We're not supposed to even go inside to get any of our things because it's unsafe.
"We're staying at my dad's whilst we wait on our insurance sorting everything out.
"The main thing is everyone is okay, but what's happened has caused a lot of trauma to my family and an upheaval.
"I'd like to think it was being investigated."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers attended a one vehicle crash on Anderson Drive, Cowdenbeath, at around 9.15pm on Sunday, 10 April, 2022.
"Emergency services attended and the driver of the car, a 71-year-old man, was checked by the ambulance service.
"There will be no further police action."
