Footage shows the moment a delivery driver pointed a machete at potential thieves in Uruguay, instantly changing the tide.
The less than a minute altercation was captured on CCTV and shows the two robbers loitering in the background.
The food delivery man notices them while unpacking his insulated bag, from which he takes out his gun when they get too close.
The couple quickly flees and the motorcyclist chases them on foot. It is unknown what happened immediately afterwards, but it appears that the armed deliveryman, against all odds, secured the loot from him.
The leaders have not been named, as at least one of the men appeared to have been stabbed. Meanwhile, the clip continues to gain traction online, with views now surpassing 4 million in a matter of hours.
Footage shows the moment a delivery driver was almost robbed in Uruguay, before instantly changing course
The man is seen removing a machete from his insulated bag when he encounters the would-be robbers, who respond by fleeing.
In it you see the delivery man arriving at a house in an unknown suburb, disembarking to leave the order.
He quickly notices the two men approaching from the end of the street, seconds later before merging under the cover of night.
The driver proceeds to ring the doorbell so the owners can leave, all while the pair of perpetrators continue to approach.
As the seconds tick by, it quickly becomes apparent that a confrontation is inevitable, prompting the delivery man to pull the knife out of the delivery bag.
The two boys in sweatshirts with their faces covered notice it instantly, apparently giving up on talking to the man before running away like crazy.
At that moment, one of the culprits, dressed in gray, appears to be hit and cut at least once by the machete and begins to scream.
His accomplice briefly returns to help, before they both give up and continue fleeing.
The driver, undeterred, pursues him on foot, leaving behind his bicycle and an undelivered bag of food.
At one point, one of the culprits, dressed in gray, appears to be hit and cut at least once by the machete, and begins to scream.
His friend briefly returns to help, before they both give up and continue fleeing. The delivery man, dressed in gray and red, continues chasing him. At the time of writing, it is unknown what happened to the three men.
The clip then cuts away, with the conclusion of the shock not being seen.
Online viewers were left speechless at the display, prompting some to praise the driver’s bravery and willingness to take matters into his own hands.
‘Imagine going to work and having to go WITH MACHETE to defend yourself because they can rob you and kill you’, said one of those comments, translated from Spanish.
‘Let’s make donations so that the delivery man can buy another machete,’ added another, also in Spanish.
“I want the delivery man as Minister of Justice,” said someone else, since the identity of the driver and his harassers are unknown.
The images, however, show the dangers of driving deliveries no matter the location, especially abroad.