THIS is the moment a thug crashes in a high-speed police chase before three cop cars fly into the back of each other.

In a comical series of events, bumbling French cops have driven into the back of one another as they tried to chase the motor.

The nose-to-tail-to-nose-to-tail-to-nose-to-tail left 13 people injured, including 10 cops.

CCTV footage shows the black BMW crash at high speed into a traffic light in central Paris.

Less than a second after it comes to a stop having knocked over the pole, a cop car drives into the back of it.

Two officers quickly jump out of the car and rush round towards the BMW to arrest the driver.

But a second cop car then drives into the back of the first patrol vehicle at high speed crumpling the front and back of the two motors in the nose-to-tail.

The collision shunts the first cop car up onto the top of the BMW and causes smoke to start pouring out of the second car.

Two officers quickly jump out of the second cop car and rush round to the BMW to help arrest the driver.

The driver is dragged out, pinned to the asphalt in the middle of the street and arrested.

One of the officers quickly grabs something out of the second cop car and then goes to help an injured person.

Just seconds later a third cop car then drives into the back of the second one.

Officials said the driver, who was allegedly drunk, had refused to stop at the request of cops at about 5.45am Saturday morning.

Cops chased the BMW for several kilometres after they had  they ran a red light in the 14th district in southern Paris, said police.

The driver and two passengers – aged 30, 22, and 19 – were arrested and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the pile-up, cops said.

The deputy mayor of Paris’ 15th arrondissement said it was a “miracle” no one had died.

Anthony Samama said: “A drunk driver, a refusal to comply, 9 injured police officers, 3 damaged police vehicles and multiple incidents: it is high time to strengthen the penalties, currently limited to 2 years of imprisonment and a 15,000€ fine.

“The investigation is ongoing, and it appears the vehicle was not stolen. The driver was, however, clearly intoxicated and already had a bad reputation with the police.”

The police Union posted an image of the pile-up and said the fleeing driver had “endangered the lives of our colleagues”.

They said: “A chilling image that testifies to the violence of the accident that occurred in Paris.

“UNSA Police stands alongside our colleagues and wishes them a speedy recovery.”

All the officers have now been released from hospital.