A London man has been arrested after a vehicle crashed into a house in east London on Tuesday.

Police responded to the scene in the area of Highbury Avenue north and Eastman Avenue around 8:30 p.m. after a homeowner called 9-1-1 to report a vehicle hit their house.

The driver of the vehicle fled the scene but police were given a description and were able to find the man not far away in the backyard of another home.

A 46-year-old man from London was charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle, fail to comply with release order and driver while under suspension.

The incident is not related to another occurrence where a stolen vehicle struck a house in the area of Churchill Avenue and Manitoba Street.