Allegedly drunk driver crashes into Adelaide primary school playground

Horrified locals in Adelaide's east woke to the sound of chaos after an allegedly drunk driver ploughed through a primary school playground, leaving a trail of destruction.

Cricket bats, cones and play equipment were left scattered after the dramatic crash, at Burnside Primary School in Burnside just before 1am this morning.

Police say the driver - a 25-year-old man - allegedly blew nearly three times the legal limit.

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Locals said they heard the car scream down the street moments before the collision.

The Volkswagen also took out a fence before coming to a halt in the playground at the bottom of a slippery-dip.

"Just the most horrific crash, bang, I was asleep and I woke up," Fran Walker said.

"Just a really loud bang, it sounded like an explosion to be honest, sort of like an electrical explosion," Chris Newton-Smith said.

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"You could see some hazard lights and it looked like a car had sort of submerged itself in the play equipment."

The driver wasn't hurt.

He was reported for drink driving without due care and will appear in court at a later date.

His two passengers also escaped unharmed.

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