Road rage driver ‘threatens to run over motorist’ and smashes into his Ford Focus – all because he had stopped to let a van turn right

• The incident took place yesterday on a main road in Willenhall, West Midlands
• Driver of a red Ford Focus stopped in traffic to let a van turn right in front of him
• The kind gesture resulted in the driver of the blue Astra behind beeping his horn
• Red mist descended on Ford driver who then tried to confront the Astra driver
• The Astra speeds off, but then returns to deliberately reverse into the Ford twice

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This shocking video shows a driver’s moment of courtesy leads to a road rage row which ends with his car being deliberately reversed into.

The driver of a red Ford Focus stopped in traffic to let a van turn right in front of him.

But the thoughtful gesture on a main road in Willenhall, West Midlands, resulted in the driver of the blue Astra behind beeping his horn.

Red mist then descended on the Ford driver who jumped out and tried to open the passenger door of the Astra.

Red mist then descended on the Ford driver who jumped out and tried to open the passenger door of the Astra

The man in the dark blue Astra can be seen pointing and gesturing, with the blue Astra repeatedly trying to pull out in the path – to his even greater consternation

The Astra speeds off and nearly hits the man. The man noticeably stumbles backwards to avoid being hit and getting seriously hurt

The blue Astra soon comes back into view, this time, reversing backwards into the front of the red Focus

The Astra speeds off, but then returns to deliberately reverse into the Ford twice.

The incident took place yesterday at 11.20am yesterday and was captured on CCTV at nearby Webb Elec Ltd.

The clip begins with the two cars, the red Ford Focus and the dark blue Vauxhall Astra, pulling up in the left lane of Owen Road.

With traffic relatively busy, the man in the red Focus gets out and confronts the driver behind.

He can be seen pointing and gesturing, with the blue Astra repeatedly trying to pull out in the path – to his even greater consternation.

He continues gesturing angrily towards the driver in the Astra, who accelerates forward and nearly ploughs into him.

The man noticeably stumbles backwards to avoid being hit and getting seriously hurt.

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The blue Astra soon comes back into view, this time, reversing backwards into the front of the red Focus.

He accelerates forward and repeats the process as the driver of the Focus watches on, and the Astra quickly speeds away.

Another man who witnessed the scene goes over to speak to the driver left, who then makes a phone call as the clip comes to the end.

The driver of the Ford was quoted in local media reports as saying: ‘I slowed and stopped to allow the truck to cut across but as I am doing so the car behind is beeping its horn.

‘As I looked into my wing mirror, I could see him giving me a load of abuse.

‘He kept suggesting I stand in front of his car so he could run me over.

‘I stayed just to the side of his vehicle and as you can see him he nearly hit me before reversing twice into the car and then speeding off.’

West Midlands Police said today they had no record of the incident being logged.

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