Shocking moment Mercedes driver smashes rival motorist over the head with a ROCK in terrifying road rage attack
A motorist has been captured on CCTV wrestling with another driver and hitting him on the head with a brick during a terrifying road rage incident.
The shocking incident happened in broad daylight on the outskirts of Coventry after a Mercedes driver allegedly rear-ended another vehicle after driving from a junction to a roundabout.
According to an eyewitness, the Mercedes driver was taking pictures of his damaged car last Wednesday when the other motorist got out of his vehicle to confront him in Lower Ford Street, Hillfields.
Video captured by a witness shows both men throwing punches at each other before ending up on the ground.
The Mercedes driver is then seen hitting the other motorist on the head with a rock.
This is the shocking moment a motorist was caught on camera wrestling with another driver and hitting him over the head with a brick during a terrifying road rage incident in Coventry
The incident started after a Mercedes driver allegedly hit another vehicle from behind after driving from an intersection to a roundabout
Video captured by a witness shows both men throwing punches at each other before ending up on the ground
At later moments you can see how the second motorist drives his car into the side of the Mercedes, completely destroying the vehicle.
The man who took the video, who asked to remain anonymous, said: ‘I saw the Mercedes coming out of that intersection even though it wasn’t his right of way.
‘The other man in the car behind him was screeching, so the Mercedes put an emergency brake on and the man behind him drove straight into the back of him.
‘I didn’t film it, but the other man first tried to hit the Mercedes driver when he got out of the car to take pictures for insurance.
‘When he couldn’t hit him, he drove straight into the side of the Mercedes.
‘I was just really shocked to be honest. It looked like a movie scene.
“There was a lot of blood.”
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: ‘Officers arrived at around 7pm on Wednesday, May 29, to reports of a collision in Lower Ford Street, Coventry, involving two vehicles.
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‘As a result of the collision, there was disorder.
‘One man was arrested on suspicion of fraud and has since been released on bail while investigations continue.
‘Anyone with information can contact us via live chat on our website or by calling 101, quoting crime reference 20/538415/24.’
