THIS is the shocking moment road rage escalated into physical violence when a tradesman smashed a motorist’s car window with a hammer.
The two drivers came to odds with one another in the middle of a London junction, when a BMW driver approached the tradesman and appeared to strike him with an object.
The incident quickly escalated from there as the tradesman pursued his assailant with a hammer, battering in the rear window of his motor in retaliation.
Dashcam footage shows the driver of the BMW coming to a stop in the road, seemingly annoyed by the tradesman’s driving – although the exact cause of the confrontation is not clear.
The motorist can then be seen jumping from his car and grabbing a backpack from the boot.
He then runs over to the tradesman’s van where the two appear to have an argument, before the BMW driver seems to reach into his bag and strike the unsuspecting tradesman.
The motorist then sprints back to his car before the tradesman can lash out.
However, the worker isn’t willing to let his assailant go and jumps out, slamming open his van door and rifling around inside, searching for a tool.
Finding what he needs he can be seen sprinting over to the stopped BMW with a hammer in his hand.
The motorist desperately tries to get back into his car and flee the scene but isn’t quick enough to escape.
The tradesman comes flying into the shot, smashing his hammer into the rear-view window of the BMW and completely shattering it.
He then strikes the window again, smashing the leftover glass and scaring the motorist who tries to speed off to escape the tradesman’s wrath.
The BMW lurches forward an inch or two and the tradesman turns to walk away back to his van.
The video footage of the shocking road rage was shared to social media yesterday with the caption: “This is why you never argue with a tradesman in traffic in London.”
It has since received hundreds of likes and comments from social media users, stunned by the tradesman’s rage.
One user commented: “I don’t get it. What did he put in the guy’s van?”
Another replied: “Nothing, he lumped him over the skull with a hammer, put the hammer back in his bag and then into his own boot.”
