These shocking images show the damage left after a police car crashed and rolled over following the chase of a moped near Buckingham Palace.

In the early hours of Saturday morning officers were in pursuit of the vehicle with two riders in Grosvenor Place, London.

Then suddenly the moped became involved in a collision with a second marked police car travelling in the opposite direction.

One of the riders, a 17-year-old man, was taken to hospital with suspected broken legs and arrested.

These shocking images show the damage left after a police car crashed and rolled over following the chase of a moped near Buckingham Palace

In the early hours of Saturday morning officers were in pursuit of the vehicle with two riders in Grosvenor Place, London

Suddenly one police car crashed and rolled over, leaving both officers bruised and dazed but with no serious injuries

Police are still searching for the other driver who managed to flee the scene.

Both officers were left bruised and dazed but with no serious injuries.

The motorist driving the police car was an experienced driver from Kensington & Chelsea force.

Another police car was also involved. The road remains closed while crime officers examine the scene.

A Met spokesperson said: 'At approximately 04:30hrs on Saturday 4 August officers spotted a moped with two individuals on Hyde Park Corner.

'The vehicle, rider and pillion passenger matched the description of a moped believed to have been involved in a series of offences.

'A marked police car followed the moped and a short time later, in Grosvenor Place, at the junction with Chapel Street, the moped became involved in a collision with a second marked police car travelling in the opposite direction.

Another police car was also involved. The road remains closed while crime officers examine the scene

The bike was also smashed with one of the riders being arrested and taken to hospital with suspected broken legs

Police are still searching for the other driver who managed to flee the scene

The Met's Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed as a matter of course and a referral has been made to the IOPC.

'A male aged 17, was injured in the collision and has been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries.

'He has since been arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences.

'The second person fled the scene of the collision. Efforts to trace him are ongoing.

'The police car involved in the collision overturned. No officers were seriously injured as a result of this incident and did not require medical treatment.

'The Met's Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed as a matter of course and a referral has been made to the IOPC.'