‘Road rage’ driver smashes van with cricket bat as it tries to flee
- The incident is believed to have taken place in Southall, west London.
THIS is the moment a man smashes a cricket bat into the side of a van in an apparent act of road rage.
Footage of the incident, which is believed to have taken place in Southall, west London, shows a silver people carrier and a silver van stopped at a junction.
In the video, taken from another vehicle on the road, a man can be seen entering the trunk of the car and taking out a cricket bat.
Seeing what is going to happen, the driver of the Citroën van starts his engine and begins to drive off.
The man then charges at the moving vehicle, before raising the bat above his head and striking the side of the moving vehicle.
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Video shows the moment a man attacks a van with a cricket bat in an apparent display of road rage.
The man grabs the sports equipment from the trunk of his car and starts walking towards the van
He then lifts it above his head as he rushes towards the vehicle which begins to drive away.
As he walks past, the man swings the bat and makes contact with the rear sliding door.
Video of the confrontation was shared online on Friday, September 29, although the exact location where it took place is unknown.
One person said: “If it was my van he hit I would have stopped and gotten out!” »
Another joked “that’s LBW”, a reference to one of the ways a batter can be dismissed in cricket.
MailOnline has contacted the Metropolitan Police for comment.
This is a man who shouted at a female motorist during a terrifying road rage incident in Bournemouth, Dorset, which went viral over the weekend and was unmasked.
Peter Abbott began shouting at the woman, calling her “fucking annoying” and a “f***ing piece of shit” during an August 25 confrontation at a Tesco gas station.
The 59-year-old also banged on his windshield and growled at the woman, shouting: “Do you see me, f***ing pie?”
When confronted by Sun journalists outside his luxury apartment building in Bournemouth, he was equally rude, shouting at them to “f*** off”.
He shouted, “Stay away from me.” Get away from me.
He then allegedly confronted the reporter as she got into her car to leave, placing himself against the window and telling her to “fuck off.”
Peter Abbott, 59, the rude driver who shouted at a motorist, is pictured
The screaming motorist who banged on a terrified female driver’s windscreen and called her an asshole in a shocking road rage incident has been unmasked as foul-mouthed Peter Abbott, 59.
Motorist hits woman’s car in clip – context remains unclear
Dorset Police previously said they were investigating the incident, although no one has been arrested.
A spokesperson for the force told MailOnline: ‘On Friday August 25, 2023 at around 11.40am, officers responded to a call from a member of the public following a public order incident and criminal damage at the Tesco service station on Castle Lane, Bournemouth.
“It is reported that the man got out of his vehicle, insulted the victim and punched the windshield of the victim’s car.
“The investigation is ongoing. No arrests have yet been made.
