A police chase ended in carnage when a fleeing driver smashed into parked cars on a quiet residential street.

Doorbell footage captured the moment the vehicle lost control on Ancona Road in Plumstead, south-east London, in the early hours of Monday – before officers caught the driver and recovered a stash of drugs.

The video shows the car careering at high speed into a row of vehicles on the left side of the street, parked outside terraced houses, after police tried to pull it over for erratic driving.

It was just before two in the morning when residents were awoken by an almighty crash, and found outside the ‘worst collision they have ever seen’.

The driver ploughed directly into at least three cars, including a white Fiat that was thrown metres into the air, and left six vehicles completely written off.

Seconds later, the blue light of police cars filled the street, and officers could be seen sprinting towards the scene of the crash.

Off camera, the injured driver attempted to run away but was grabbed by officers and arrested, before being taken to hospital. Class A drugs were later recovered from the car.

Ring doorbell footage captured the moment a driver fleeing from police smashed into a row of parked cars on a residential street

At least seven vehicles were damaged in the crash, including those on both sides of Ancona Road

A white Fiat was left lying on its side on the pavement, completely mangled after having been smashed into

The Fiat was one of six cars written off when the fleeing driver smashed into parked vehicles in the early hours of Monday

The Fiat was owned by the mother of Naddia Khan, who told the Daily Mail: ‘We were all asleep and woke up to the sound of a big crash at 2am. We were really shaken up, and still are.

‘The fiat involved is my mum’s. It was the worse collision any of us have ever seen, with seven cars damaged – and six of them written off. 

‘This has never happened in this area as far as I know – it’s a horrific incident. 

‘The damage to my mum’s car was horrendous. We are still trying to overcome the shock we felt when we walked outside on the night.’

Naddia recorded a video of police inspecting the pile of twisted metal that now obstructed the road, with a cordon closing off the section. 

Photos from the following morning show the Fiat lying on its side on the pavement, entirely mangled.

Others had been shunted down the road and had their doors ripped clean off. 

The Metropolitan Police said: ‘At around 01.55hrs a car was in collision with a number of parked cars in Ancona Road SE18.

Other cars had their doors ripped clean off and were shunted down the street

Residents were awoken by a loud bang and went outside to find total carnage on their road

‘The incident followed a short police pursuit after the vehicle had failed to stop for police officers who had noticed it was being driven erratically.

‘Following the collision the driver – a man in his 30’s – ran from the car but was apprehended by officers and arrested for various offences.

‘He was taken to hospital due to injuries sustained as a result of the collision and later released into police custody where he remains.

‘An amount of suspected class A drugs was recovered from the car.’