Road rage attacker batters man with a baseball bat before vehicles flee, with one nearly crashing into the other, in Dublin
- Footage captures the incident on Cookstown Way in Tallaght, Dublin, on Tuesday
- A man is repeatedly hit by a passenger of a red BMW, who swings around a bat
- The clip was filmed by Ethan Foley, 21, who was on a bus held up by the mayhem
This is the shocking moment a driver attacked a man with a baseball bat during a road rage incident in Dublin.
Footage captures two men aggressively walking towards one another while at a red light on Cookstown Way in Tallaght, on Tuesday evening.
One of the men, clad in a navy gilet and grey tracksuit, strolls to the passenger side of a white Ford Fiesta and shrugs his shoulder and gestures towards the other individual in apparent confusion.
But before the man can reach the car door, he is repeatedly hit by the passenger of a red BMW, who wildly swings around what appears to be a baseball bat.
Trying to halt the onslaught on his friend, the motorist of the Ford Fiesta then drives his vehicle at the attacker.
This is the shocking moment a driver attacked a man with a baseball bat during a road rage incident in Dublin
With the fight stopped, the two men climb into their cars and drive forward – but not before bumping into one another with the vehicles.
The clip was filmed by law student Ethan Foley, 21, who was at the front of a bus held up by the mayhem.
He posted the footage on Facebook with the caption: ‘Welcome to Tallaght,’ and the clip has since racked up more than 300,000 views.
Footage captures two men aggressively walking towards one another when at a red light on Cookstown Way, in Tallaght, on Tuesday evening
And before one of the man can reach his car door, he is repeatedly hit by the passenger of a red BMW, who wildly swings around what appears to be a baseball bat
The clip was filmed by law student Ethan Foley, 21, who was at the front of a bus held up by the mayhem
Social media users were keen to comment on the video, with one writing: ‘Grand theft Tallaght’ and another saying that the area was ‘out of control’.
‘Canny have a good ol’ fashion scrap without some fella videoing ya anymore,’ another person added.
Some insisted the footage was terrifying to see in their area, with one writing: ‘That’s frightening how could your man be laughing.’
Speaking today, Ethan said he thought the incident was ‘stupid,’ but also saw the funny side.
Trying to halt the onslaught on his friend, the motorist of the Ford Fiesta drives his vehicle at the attacker
With the fight stopped, the two men flee into each of their cars and drive forward – but not before bumping into one another with the vehicles
He said: ‘I thought it was stupid and reckless. But figured I might as well laugh at the stupid stuff unfolding in front of me.’
A spokesperson for the police in Ireland said: ‘Gardaí received a report [regarding] an incident on Cookstown Way, Tallaght, at approximately 7pm last night.
‘However, when Gardaí arrived no incident to report and no complaint made by any person to date.’