Lewis Oakley woke up with a start when a car crashed into his Oxford house -- just feet from the bed where he was asleep.

Lewsi Oakley, left, and landlord Lionel Warne

Mr Oakley, 31, was shocked but unhurt after the Mazda car clipped a kerb in Iffley Road, careered through a hedge and across the garden and smashed into front of the house at the junction with Freelands Road, leaving a gaping hole in the brick wall of his bedroom.

The marketing manager said he was dozing in bed when there was an "almighty bang" and the wall caved in under the window.

He said: "It's not what you expect first thing in the morning when you're having a lie-in after a good night out.

"The car hit the wall like a guided missile. It's really lucky no-one was killed and I'm very relieved everyone was okay."

Mr Oakley and his housemates, who are keen music fans, had planned to go to the Glastonbury Festival, but decided to stay at home instead and watch the bands on TV.

They set up a tent in the garden to give the weekend a Glastonbury flavour and spent more time under canvas than they expected after the car hit the house.

Mr Oakley, a tenant in the shared house, said: "We escaped the mud and rain at Glastonbury, but our house got hit by a car instead. You never know what's going to happen.

"You can tell by the impact that the driver must have been going at quite some speed. Why he was travelling so fast down the Iffley Road, I just don't know. "We saw him after the crash and the bizarre thing was he produced all his driving documents.

"One of the things the police might want to look at is why this guy failed to brake properly. It looks like his car shot up the kerb and then flew across the grass, before hitting the house."

Mr Oakley and his housemates refused to allow the incident to dampen their spirits and later enjoyed watching the TV footage of the band Coldplay.

Lionel Warne, who owns the house, was shocked by what happened. He said: "I've had this house for about 40 years and this is the first time I have had any problems."

Mr Warne, who runs building company Thameside Construction, said he would board up the hole and make the wall safe before rebuilding the damaged section.

Police accident investigators inspected the scene following the incident at 8.30am on Saturday.

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said the driver of the Mazda was shocked but not injured.

The car was taken away by the police for tests as part of their inquiries.