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Video captures stolen car hurtling down street before crashing into Perth home

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Western Australian police are hunting a man who crashed a stolen car into the garage of a home in Perth’s north and fled the scene.

CCTV footage obtained by 9NEWS shows the car speeding down Hamilton Street in Stirling around 6.30pm yesterday before it flips onto two wheels and slides down the street on its side, narrowly avoiding another car it attempted to overtake.

The out-of-control silver Mazda BT-50 ute ended up crashing into the garage of a home and the driver, believed to be a man aged in his 40s, fled on foot.

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Police allege the car had been stolen from Kenwick about 2.20am yesterday.

Officers attempted to stop the vehicle on Belmont Road but the driver accelerated away, careering off the road and driving over gardens and driveways to avoid arrest.

Police found a number of items of interest in the vehicle including bladed weapons and drug paraphernalia.

There are no reports of injuries.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the man should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or report the information online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au

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