A30: Man knocked over during road rage

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A driver has been left shaken following an incident on the A30 that involved him being targeted by several other motorists and being knocked over in an apparent road rage. A police spokesperson told local outlets the drivers are now likely to appear in court.

Ben Phillips, a DJ from Padstow, a fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, alleges the drivers stopped behind his vehicle in a layby and threatened him with metal bars.

He described the altercation as “absolutely horrible, shocking and disgusting”.

Mr Phillips was on his way home from Ibiza with his wife last Friday (September 23), via his mother’s house in Weston-Super-Mare, when he says a car cut in front of him causing him to sound his horn.

In footage he supplied, a BMW can be seen driving extremely close in front of him, braking suddenly and without warning.

When Mr Phillips attempts to move into the other lane, another BMW blocks him.

He told CornwallLive: “I was driving along at 5pm. My wife was texting and I was listening to the news on the radio when a BMW cut in front of me dangerously causing me to sound my horn.

“For the next few minutes this BMW toyed with me, brake testing me.

“Then four other vehicles – they were travelling together – all began to surround my car, boxing me in and bringing me and the A30 to a stop and, in doing so, they collided with my car. I got out and approached one of the cars and it drove off.

“I then stood in front of the other to stop him racing off without giving his details. He then ploughed his car into me and made off, failing to report it to the police.”

The footage he supplied shows him leaving his car to go towards the driver in the second BMW, in the left-hand lane, before it suddenly swerves off, appearing to knock Mr Phillips over.

Both cars then speed off into the distance and Mr Phillips can be seen getting to his feet.

But he went on to tell the local news outlet he pulled into a layby “as I was shaken up”, before claiming that a convoy of five vehicles “all pulled up behind me”.

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Mr Phillips added: “Six guys got out and proceeded to run at my car all holding metal bars causing me to have to race out of the layby, almost hitting a car.

“It was all absolutely horrible, shocking and disgusting. You just don’t expect things like that to happen in Cornwall.

“I was shaken up and am sore and I certainly won’t be honking my horn again.”

An email sent by a police officer and Ben, seen by CornwallLive, confirmed that three drivers involved in the incident have been located and reported for driving without due care and attention.

The email reportedly reads: “In their accounts, which have been very similar, they have expressed concerns about your behaviour towards them, which has prompted their response. This does not however condone their behaviour or manner of driving.

“I have no doubt that there is more to the initial part of this incident which has not been shown in your video.

“I would remind you that in future it may be wise to not enter into arguments or ‘road rage’ which as clearly evidenced has escalated to a serious situation which could have resulted in serious injury or worse.”

A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson said: “One of the drivers who witnessed this attended a local station following the initial call to us to share further details including the registration details of two vehicles.

“This led to officers locating two cars within Perranporth [a seaside town near Newquay] and reporting the drivers for a number of offences.

“Further follow-up matters linked to this incident will be looked into in due course.”

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