The video will start in 8 Cancel

Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newsletters Sign me up! Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Invalid Email

This is the shocking moment a woman defies road restrictions and brazenly drives her car into the path of dismayed Plymouth half marathon runners.

Footage taken by eyewitness Rob Bricknell shows the driver turning out of Hawkers Avenue on Bretonside, knocking over a cone and almost injuring a man as he attempts to block the vehicle ploughing into participants in Britain's Ocean City Half Marathon.

The woman then turns right in the direction of Exeter Street - despite the fact the route is shut until 3pm today for the spectacle - entered by thousands across the region.

The man who came at the driver with a cone then attempts to get in her car on the passenger side to stop her driving any further.

But she has absolutely none of it - continues driving and stubbornly tells others as she comes into view; "I'm going very slowly."

There's no indication the woman wanted to cause any harm and goes on to explain she's attempting to get out of the city to work, not knowing which way to go.

(Image: Rob Bricknell)

But people around screech and swear at the woman in the hope she'll come to her senses and stop immediately - with one runner yelling she could have killed someone.

The woman then replies: "I can't get out...listen, I have tried to get out every which way. I have a workshop in Okehampton. I have had no information...I went very slowly."

(Image: Rob Bricknell) (Image: Rob Bricknell)

A council Highways official then races over, telling the driver; "don't move, stay there" to which she replies, "You phone the workshop (to tell them I'll be late)."

People have taken to Twitter to condemn the woman for her actions.

@torbayfee said: "Please everyone watch then retweet this video, it's shocking."

Britain's Ocean City Half Marathon road restrictions in force today

Road closures and restrictions in force from 4am - 3pm today

Barbican Approach - Closed in its entirety

Cliff Road - Closed in its entirety

Embankment Lane - Closed in its entirety

Grand Parade - Closed in its entirety

Great Western Road - Closed in its entirety

Haye Road - Closed in its entirety

Madeira Road - Closed in its entirety

Southside Street - Closed in its entirety

Sutton Road - Closed in its entirety

The Barbican - Closed in its entirety

The Ride - Closed in its entirety

Vauxhall Street - Closed in its entirety

A379 / Laira Bridge Road - Eastbound carriageway closed from junction with Hele's Terrace to junction with Billacombe Road

Billacombe Road - Eastbound carriageway closed in its entirety

Breton Side - From the junction with Vauxhall Street to the junction with Exeter Street

Commercial Road - From the junction with Sutton Road to the junction with Barbican approach

Elburton Road - Eastbound carriageway closed from junction with Billacombe Road to junction with Haye Road

Elliot Street - From the junction with Elliot Terrace Lane to junction with Cliff Road

Embankment Road - From the junction with Gdynia Way to the junction with at Laira Depot

Exeter Street - One lane closed on westbound carriageway from the junction with Bretonside to the junction with Sutton Road

Gdynia Way - For its entirety

Hoe Road - From its junction of Grand Parade to the junction of Lamhay Hill

Notte Street - From its junction with Vauxhall Street and Southside Street

The following car parks are available for runners to use; Mayflower Street, Western Approach, Colin Campbell, Theatre Royal and Civic Centre.