A MAN has been arrested after allegedly crashing his motor outside a house and fleeing the scene.

It comes after officers were called to Ayr Road in Newton Mearns at around 1pm on Monday, September 25, after a car crashed into a wall outside a house.

It is understood the driver of the vehicle then made off after the accident, however, cops traced him a short time later on Mearns Road.

The 43-year-old man was then arrested in connection with the crash.

According to residents, the area was swarmed by police following the incident. 

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Around 1pm on Monday, September 25, police received a report of a car having crashed into a wall outside a house in Ayr Road, Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire.

"The driver of the car made off and was traced a short time later in Mearns Road, Newton Mearns.

"A 43-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and enquiries are ongoing."