This is the moment a desperate driver tried to drag another motorist from her car on a busy roundabout – after she bashed into his van but then made a quick getaway.
David Smith was on his way to work as a caretaker in Oldbury, West Midlands, when his dashcam caught the hit and run unfold in front of him.
The 45-year-old had stopped at the junction when he witnessed the silver Ford driver, who he said was a woman, drive into the back of the Volkswagen van while apparently not watching the road properly.
However as the Volkswagen driver got out to exchange details and assess the damage, the woman quickly reversed and then tried to flee the scene.
Shocking footage shows the poor VW motorist urge her to stop while stood in front of her car – yet she ploughs on, forcing him to jump out of the way and then try to get hold of her by opening her car door.
Mr Smith is left chasing after her as she zooms off leaving him with only his damaged vehicle and a puff of black exhaust smoke from her Ford Focus.
The man was left in the middle of the roundabout for 20 seconds whilst he tried to make a call before getting back into his van and moving off.
Mr Smith, from Dudley, in the West Midlands, said: ‘It is quite reckless really the way that they sped off. It is also dangerous for the other drivers around them.
‘I’m sure it was a female driver. She might have gotten scared if she saw a man coming towards her but I don’t think he was being aggressive.
‘I hope that’s the case otherwise it is quite nasty. I don’t know what I would do if that was me in that situation but I wouldn’t have run after the car.
‘It is quite a busy roundabout. It is quite hectic. I wouldn’t have risked my life to try and catch them. It is dangerous.
‘He was trying to get on the phone as well. I think he might have been trying to call the police.
‘The guy came back to the van to check the damage. I was trying to get his attention to tell him I had got the footage but he got back in the van and drove off.
‘I didn’t see him being aggressive I think he was more upset because it’s a new van. I think that’s what he was more concerned about.
‘I saw him waving and saying, “don’t go anywhere” when the car was driving backwards.
‘I couldn’t see any damage on the van. I don’t know why the driver sped off. It isn’t something that you’re taught to do.’
Mr Smith, who drives a Volkswagen Up, has only been driving since July so witnessing this incident has now made him a lot warier about other motorists.
He said: ‘When I started driving I knew I wanted to get a dash cam to protect myself.
‘You see incidents like this all the time on the internet but I wasn’t expecting to see anything myself.
‘It was shocking. When you see it in real life it does affect you. It makes you think twice when you’re setting off for work. It is always in the back of my mind.’
West Midlands Police confirmed the incident had been reported to them and that there were no life threatening injuries.