Absurd highway rage brawl breaks out between tradie and bike rider in Welshpool, Perth: Wheelie bin is thrown, hi-vis carrying driver arms himself with a hammer

A fired-up motorcyclist and two tradies have come to blows in a violent highway rage incident after virtually colliding minutes earlier on a busy Perth highway. 

In footage of the tense altercation two males are seen climbing out of a Toyota sedan and confronting the bike rider in Welshpool, within the metropolis’s southeast. 

Visitors was delivered to a standstill on Tuesday after the motive force of the sedan and the rider began throwing punches in the course of Orrong Street at about 4pm. 

One of many tradies in yellow high-vis is seen grabbing a hammer from the boot of the sedan and threatening the motorcyclist, who remains to be carrying his gloves and helmet. 

The identical tradie then runs to the pavement to retrieve a big wheelie bin earlier than launching it on the rider’s head, who miraculously stays upright. 

The rider then lands a sequence of blows, knocking one of many tradies over, earlier than turning to the Toyota sedan and punching the drivers-side window a number of instances. 

A number of onlookers are seen leaving their very own vehicles to attempt to break up the brawl. 

A tradie in yellow high-vis grabbed a wheelie bin and hurled it on the motorcyclist (pictured)

The identical tradie was captured grabbing a hammer out of the boot of the white sedan (pictured)

Western Australian Police stated officers have been investigating a highway rage incident that occurred on Orrong Street in Welshpool on Tuesday. 

‘About 4pm, a motorcyclist and driver of a automobile grew to become concerned in a bodily altercation after an earlier near-collision,’ a spokesperson stated. 

‘The bodily altercation continued between the 2 earlier than a male passenger from the automobile armed himself with a hammer and threatened the motorcyclist.

‘The male driver and passenger then left the scene within the automobile.’

Police stated the motorcyclist acquired minor accidents in the course of the altercation.  

The motorcyclist acquired minor accidents.

Inquiries stay ongoing presently with anybody with data requested to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.