- Car seen racing along Leagrave Road, Luton, at 2am on Saturday, November 11
- Crashed into traffic light pole and stationary vehicle, injuring one person
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Terrifying footage of a driver smashing his car off the road at high-speed into a parked vehicle has been posted on social media.
The clip shows a car racing down Leagrave Road, Luton, in the early hours of Saturday, November 11, before spinning off the road and crashing into a traffic light pole and stationary vehicle.
Bedfordshire Police say the occupants of the vehicle then fled the scene, leaving the people in the parked car with minor injuries.
The video of the incident was posted on TikTok and has been viewed more than 173,000 times in less than 24 hours.
A Bedfordshire Police spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 2am on Saturday (11 November) to reports of a collision between two vehicles in Leagrave Road, Luton.
‘The occupants of the stationary vehicle involved received minor injuries and occupants of the other vehicle fled the scene.
‘Officers are following various lines of enquiries and if anyone has information about the incident please use our online reporting tool,quoting reference number 37 of 11 November.’
The video shows a vehicle driving down the road well over the speed limit, before flying off the road just outside a mechanics on the corner of Woodland Avenue.
As the car leaves the road, it spins 180 degrees and crashes into a traffic light pole, sending debris flying into the air.
The back side of the car then smashes into the parked blue vehicle, whilst its rear tyres are in the air, with the impact leading it to complete a full 360 degree spin.
After five seconds of no movement, other them the fumes funneling out of the black car, two people are seen to emerge from the spun vehicle.
Just the one person is seen getting out of the parked vehicle before the clip ends.
Two other cars can be seen in the footage coming down the road in the opposite direction. It is unclear whether they stopped.
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