A young driver has started his Easter weekend with a splash after running off the road, smashing through a fence and crashing into a backyard swimming pool.
The 23-year-old driver and his two adult passengers managed to escape unharmed after the blue Mitsubishi Lancer sunk to the bottom of the pool at Hinchinbrook in Sydney's north-west early on Friday morning.
The men told police they were driving along Partridge Road at 4.30am on Friday when they collided with a taxi at a roundabout.
Their car spun out of control before mounting the kerb, smashing through a colourbond fence and landing in the pool.
The men told police the taxi driver fled the scene and officers are now appealing for the driver to come forward.
A crane was required to remove the fully submerged car from the pool.
Photos from the scene show just the roof of the blue vehicle emerged from the water as it rests on the floor of the in-ground pool.
Police are using social media to implore drivers to slow down and drive carefully over the Easter holiday break, getting their message across using the hashtag #sharetosurvive.
In an attempt to prevent road tolls from climbing over the long weekend extra police will be patrolling the states road's until midnight Monday, with double demerits in full force.
Anyone with information that could assist police, including the identity of the taxi driver involved in the Hinchinbrook incident, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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