How could she get it so wrong? Woman ploughs Toyota 4x4 into subway entrance during botched parking manoeuvre 

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Every driver who struggles with manoeuvres like parallel parking has a fair few memorable nightmares they can recall, but hopefully nothing close to what one Chinese woman ended up doing.

The woman in question was in the process of reversing her Toyota 4x4 when she lost control of the car's brakes, jamming the throttle by accident, according to a report by People's Daily Online. 

The wayward vehicle hurtled backwards through the street railings and ploughed down into the entrance of subway station in Fuzhou, south-east China, coming to rest almost vertical.

Parking nightmares: A crowd gathers to gawp at the car blocking a subway entrance in Fuzhou, south China

Destructive: The accident occurred after the driver pressed the throttle instead of the brakes while reversing

Damage to other vehicles including a baby pink moped is clearly visible in witness photos posted on the social media network Weibo, as well as the extent of the damage to the railings.

The incident is reported to have occurred on the morning of December 9 and surely shocked local commuters hoping to catch their morning subway train to work, who found a car blocking their way.

The identity of the woman has not yet been confirmed, nor whether she or any bystanders suffered injuries during the accident. 

Viral mistake: Witnesses on the seen were quick to post their sensational photos to the social network Weibo

Birds eye view: The wayward vehicle destroyed the railings blocking the entrance and took a moped with it

With a hike in well-publicised incidents similar to this in China, the phrase 'female drivers' has regrettably become something of a buzzword for bad driving and particularly bad parking in the country over the past year

A shopping centre in Shanghai hit the headlines earlier this year for building a car park with specially allocated 'women's parking spaces' for female drivers' 'special needs'. 

The facility features bigger-than-normal parking spaces - apparently for all those ladies who struggle with effective parking in a multi-storey.

Last week China celebrated its third annual national day for road safety with exhibitions, lectures and online discussions. 

Extra-wide: A shopping centre in Shanghai has introduced widened parking spaces for its female customers

Parking made easy: The pink spaces, with women logos, are meant to offer easier parking for the fairer sex