IT is not often you see a tank on residential roads in Orpington.

But these were the scenes being filmed yesterday when Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond came to town to film his new TV show.

News Shopper: Top Gear's Richard Hammond films new car crash show in Orpington

Film crews turned Fairbank Avenue into part of American suburbia for BBC America's Crash Course USA.

News Shopper: Top Gear's Richard Hammond films new car crash show in Orpington

Scenes showed the tank flattening several cars before being stopped by an American sheriff.

View our gallery for more pictures of the mayhem caused by Crash Course USA