A reckless driver has been caught on camera drifting in front of a marked police van.

PTI Tilt Tray Services' Paul Eustace was sitting at a set of lights at an intersection at Acacia Ridge on Monday when he saw a silver sedan swerve onto an empty stretch of three-lane road.

The driver of the sedan, who seemed not to notice the marked police van sitting on the other side of the road, skidded around the corner and down the road but was cut short when the police van turned on their sirens.

Mr Eustace's dash camera captured the moment the sedan quickly straightens up and speeds off with the police van close behind.