Woman dies after car slams into western Sydney home
A woman has died after a car veered off the road and slammed into her western Sydney home in the early hours of this morning.
Emergency services were called to the St Marys home around 5:20am after the driver lost control on Monfarville Street, striking one of the home owners.
Sleeping in the front bedroom was Robyn Figg. Police and paramedics tried to treat her but the 62-year-old grandmother died at the scene.
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62-year-old grandmother Robyn Figg was sleeping in the front bedroom. 9News
The car drove completely through the property. Supplied
Her fiancé Jim would have been lying next to her if he hadn't taken their dog for a walk.
When he returned to the house, roof racks were seen impaled on a tree outside the home.
His elderly parents were unharmed after the car narrowly missed their granny flat out the back.
Police stopped a 29-year-old woman nearby, after she allegedly ran from the scene with her baby.
The woman was arrested and taken to Nepean Hospital for mandatory testing.
Both mother and child were uninjured in the incident.
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Roof racks from the car were impaled on a tree outside the home. Supplied
A shaken witness heard a loud noise ring out over the street as the car crashed into the home. 9News
Residents on the street said they were awoken by a loud "boom".
"No brakes, nothing. It was just, yeah, just a boom," one shaken witness told 9News.
A crime scene has been established and police have began an investigation into what led to the crash.
Anyone who may have information, dashcam or CCTV is urged to contact Nepean police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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