THIS is the moment Ant McPartlin was caught on CCTV driving seconds before being involved in a three-car smash and later being arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.

The 42-year-old TV presenter was seen driving along Sheen Road, around 100 yards away from where the smash happened.

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Euro Cafe’s footage shows Ant driving a £26,000 John Cooper special edition black mini with two distinctive red stripes, heading back to his home after taking his dog for a walk in Richmond Park.

Within a minute, troubled Ant crashed into a green mini carrying a mum and her young daughter, and maroon BMW before failing a breath test at the scene on Sunday at around 4pm.

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Today the battered green mini was still at the scene and the remains of Ant’s car, including his destroyed wheel, were left behind at the scene on Lower Richmond Road, West London.

Exclusive video footage obtained by The Sun showed Ant being put into a police car following the smash outside a disused brewery.

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He was then pictured in the early hours of today  arriving at his rented West-London home in an SUV following a night in the cells.

This morning his mum Christine - who was in the vehicle at the time of the collision with her dog - was seen leaving her son's £2million home.

Ant, who has spoken of his struggle with painkillers and booze during his recovery from knee surgery, was reported to have allowed his mum to move into his home last year.

This, it was claimed, would aid his recovery.

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Witnesses said the 42-year-old looked dazed following the collision, with one adding: “Ant looked like his world had just ended.”

The star announced he will return to rehab in the aftermath of the crash.

ITV confirmed Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway will not be back on the air 'for the forseeable future'.