Moment reckless driver sparks street brawl after crashing her £106,000 BMW i8 into parked car on busy London street
Dramatic footage of the scuffle showed an enraged women appearing to shout and then pull another individual by her hair in the street while a crowd of stunned onlookers watched on.
The appalling bust-up is understood to have taken place in Camden, north London, on June 19.
It is said to have began after a luxury BMW sports car ploughed into a parked vehicle before swerving right and then coming to an abrupt halt at the crossroads of Parkway and Albert St.
Cem Ozmand, 30, who witnessed the incident, said that he believed the vicious row erupted after two women reportedly mocked the driver's skills, prompting the female passenger to storm out of the vehicle and confront the pair.
Eventually, two other individuals stepped in, attempting to help break up the violence.
Reflecting on the shocking ordeal which occurred just after 3pm, Mr Cem said: 'There were no injuries. Police came ten minutes later and questioned the driver and his partner.'
The Metropolitan Police has been approached for comment.
Dramatic footage of the scuffle showed an enraged women appearing to shout and then pull another individual by her hair in the street while a crowd of stunned onlookers watched on
The incident is said to have began after a luxury BMW sports car ploughed into a parked vehicle before swerving right and then coming to an abrupt halt at the crossroads of Parkway and Albert St
It comes amid a string of recent road rage incidents, including one where an enraged motorist was caught throwing punches at a recovery truck driver in a furious bust up at a roundabout in Southall, west London, in April.
Shocking footage showed the moment the two men, who both got out of their vehicles at the busy crossing, began to argue.
One of the men, dressed in an orange hi-viz jacket, is seen to jump backwards while the other motorist begins to swing wild punches at him.
Angry drivers from the queue behind can then be heard honking their horns as the fight left them unable to move forward.
Eventually another man intervenes and puts himself between the two men to calm the situation down, before guiding one of them back to his car.
The worker also walks back to his vehicle, touching his face.
In another damning incident of road range, a screaming woman was captured on video punching a driver's window and smashing the bonnet.
The shocking footage shows a group of three females surrounding a Fiat 500 which was being driven by a teenage girl.
The woman was seen storming over to the car before screaming and swearing at the driver while bashing the bonnet.
Her friend tries to hold her back but she brushes her off and continues to rage on.
She then walked over to the passenger side and tried to open the door but when she couldn't, punched the window instead.
The woman then finally walks away with the two other individuals, back to a Ford Fiesta, which appears to be blocking the country road.
But before getting back in the car she does not hesitate to scream once more and flipped the teen driver off.
It is understood the teen driver had been tailgated by a male driver while following the speed limit, before he overtook her and stopped in the road.
That is when the hysterical woman and her two friends jumped out of the car and the blonde went on her verbal rampage.
The male drove the getaway car after the verbal attack and the teenager sought to get his number plate.
The incident is said to have happened on April 10 in Mottingham, south-east London.
It comes as a record number of Brits were killed in 2023 as a result of 'road rage' motorists.
Government figures revealed that up to 143 people died in accidents that police said were triggered by aggressive driving.
In total, there were 2,722 collisions where police said 'aggressive driving behaviour' was a contributing factor.
They led to a total of 4,084 casualties.
Aggressive driving is understood to encompass a number of behaviours such as speeding, tailgating, reckless or careless driving and road rage.
While there is no specific law for road rage incidents in the UK, behaviour that takes place during a road rage incident can result in charges for particular offences that fall under the Public Order Act of 1986.
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