A suspected drug driver crashed into a parked car and then spiralled into a set of traffic lights after a police officer attempted to stop him.
Emergency services were called to Kensington at about 11.40pm last night after a patrol car tried to stop a Vauxhall Astra.
Officers said the car failed to stop and drove off into a residential estate.
The driver then crashed into a parked stationary car on Channel Road.
He then hit a traffic signal at the junction of Robson Street and Sleepers Hill, in Anfield.
Dramatic photos from the scene show fire crews in attendance as a damaged car can be seen in the middle of the road.
A spokeswoman for the police confirmed a 36-year-old was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop and drug driving
The spokeswoman said: "At around 11.40pm last night, Wednesday 24 th June, a patrol attempted to stop a Vauxhall Astra in Kensington.
"The vehicle failed to stop and travelled into a residential estate were it collided with a parked car on Channel Road.
"The driver then collided with a traffic signal at the junction of Robson Street and Sleepers Hill in Anfield.
"A 36 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop and drug driving.
"He is currently in custody where he will be questioned by officers."
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