According to eye witnesses, an elderly man lost control of his vehicle before crashing into the Kim Wa Chinese takeaway in Hillcrest, Auckland.

The front of a Chinese takeaway on Auckland's North Shore has been left in tatters after an elderly man drove his car into the shop earlier this evening.

Police said the man drove into Kim Wa Chinese Food Takeaway on Eban Avenue in Hillcrest about 5.45pm.

The man was checked out by ambulance but did not have any serious injuries and was not taken to hospital.

GRANT HAYTHORNTHWAITE Thankfully no one was hurt when a car drove into a takeaway shop this evening.

No one else in the takeaway or in the surrounding block of shops was injured.

It was unclear what had happened and whether the cause of the accident was age-related or due to a medical condition, Police said.

Local resident Grant Haythornthwaite saw the aftermath of the crash.

Haythornthwaite said two police units, two fire trucks and one ambulance was on the scene.