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BREAKING NEWS Manhunt after black sedan rams into a corner store targeted three times in SIX weeks - as residents wake to screams and a 'loud boom'
Residents of a Western Sydney suburb were woken in the middle of the night to screams and a 'loud boom' when a car slammed into a corner store.
Emergency services were called to Meadows Road in Mount Pritchard just after 2am on Friday, following reports of a single vehicle crash.
Officers found a black sedan had crashed into the shop and erupted into flames.
'It's the third time the store has been targeted in six weeks,' a resident who witnessed the blaze told Daily Mail Australia.
'There was a huge boom that shook my house.
'I went outside to investigate and witnessed a car had been rammed through the store's roller door and set alight.
'There were many explosions and people screaming.'
The woman said there was at least one person living above the store had been evacuated onto the street.
NSW Police said the driver had left the scene before officers arrived.
Members of Fire and Rescue NSW attended the scene and extinguished the fire.
No injuries have been reported.
A crime scene was established and an investigation has been launched.
The latest incident is the third in six weeks, with the store targeted twice previously.
Petrol was poured through the store's entrance and set on fire on April 25. A fortnight later, a ute slammed into the shop on May 6.
