A British driver with one arm caused traffic carnage after crashing into a row of parked motorcycles injuring several pedestrians.

The motorist, who has not been named, lost control of his black Toyota 4x4 and crashed into the bikes in Pattaya, Thailand, on Tuesday afternoon.

The 44-year-old driver staggered from his car before officers arrived and arrested him on suspicion of drunk driving.

Footage shows the carnage in the aftermath of the crash with injured tourists knocked to the ground with blood pouring from their wounds.

Police said the man was taken to the station and breathalyzed but the ‘’amount of alcohol in his body did not exceed the limit’’.

He told officers that he was trying to evade the motorbike which had suddenly cut off the front, therefore, the accident happened.

Police Captain Tanya Audthong, the investigation sub-inspector of Pattaya police department, said she did not fully believed his statement and had ordered the police to investigate.

She said: ‘’We had to check the CCTV around the area to prove that his statement was true. The investigators were currently examining his car for his driving behaviour.’’

Onlookers said the car first collided with an oncoming motorcycle then hit a minibus before it finally crashed into the row of bikes parked outside a bar.

A 60-year-old female tourist, a 65-year-old male tourist, and a 40-45 year old Thai man were seriously injured and taken to the Paolo Memorial hospital while several others were treated at the scene for minor injuries.