This is the horrifying moment a van driver appears to deliberately run over a pedestrian in broad daylight after he and his passenger beat him to the ground in a vicious street brawl.
The Glasgow Housing Association vehicle was filmed ploughing into the man on the pavement following an altercation in the Maryhill area of the city.
The lone victim – who seemed to instigate the initial fight – was floored by several blows before he got back to his feet and appeared to throw something at the driver’s windscreen.
Two men squared up to each other as the van pulled up next to them. The driver then rushed out of the van and together with the second man repeatedly punched the victim (above)
Witnesses screamed in horror as they watched the van accelerate into the young man, who tried to jump onto the bonnet to lessen the impact as he was mown down.
Shocking footage – filmed by a witness in a nearby block of flats – was posted on Facebook yesterday and viewed more than 55,000 times before it was deleted.
It shows two men squaring up to each other in the street as the van pulls up next to them. The first man throws a punch at his rival, who ducks out of the way.
The driver then rushes out of the van and together with the second man repeatedly punches the victim until he goes down.
Shocking footage – filmed by a witness in a nearby block of flats – was posted on Facebook yesterday and viewed more than 55,000 times before it was deleted
Witnesses screamed in horror as they watched the van accelerate into the young man (above), who tried to jump onto the bonnet to lessen the impact as he was mown down
He staggers back to his feet and swears at the men as they get in the van and reverse away. But as they leave he appears to throw an object at the windshield.
The van stops in its tracks and accelerates towards the victim – ramming him to the concrete.
The driver then has to restart the engine after stalling and quickly makes his escape as stunned onlookers hurl abuse at him from the flats above.
Glasgow Housing Association is a registered charity and Scotland’s largest social landlord.
The Glasgow Housing Association vehicle was filmed ploughing into the man on the pavement (left) following an altercation in the Maryhill area of the city – before driving off
According to its website, the not-for-profit organisation provides 40,000 affordable homes and works closely with Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Government.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: ‘A 23-year-old man was due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on December 6 in connection with the incident which occurred on December 2 in Carrbridge Drive, Maryhill.
‘The victim was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was treated for his injuries and released a few days later.’
A Glasgow Housing Association spokesman said: ‘This incident did not involve any employees of GHA and the van was not in GHA service at the time.
‘A man has been charged in connection with the incident and appeared in court on December 6.’
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