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This is the moment a cyclist somersaults through the air after ploughing face first into the back of a stationary car - because he was allegedly READING and listening to music.

Driver Anthony Ginn captured the collision in Warwick, Warwickshire, which saw the cyclist shun a nearby cycle path in favour of the road - with nasty consequences.

His dashcam footage shows the man on the bike appear to ride with his head down reading a large piece of paper resting on the handlebars - before ploughing into a Vauxhall Astra.

Somehow, despite sailing through the air and writing off his bike, the cyclists dusts himself down and tries to blame the driver of the Vauxhall.

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The cyclist then picks up the paper, thought to possibly be a map, and remonstrates for around two minutes before leaving - without leaving his details with the driver of the damaged car .

Dad-of-two Anthony said the cyclist was listening to music through headphones and riding on the road despite there being a cycle path just yards to the left.

Anthony, 38, said: "The cyclist was really aggressive and arrogant. He was trying to blame the car when I could clearly see that he wasn't paying attention to the road.

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"I was following the cyclist up the hill and didn't really take too much notice of him until he went into the back of the car.

"I'm a trained first aider so my first instinct was to get out and see if he was okay, but all he wanted to do was start a fight.

"When he got up off the floor he bent down and picked up a piece of paper. I think he had been reading something, maybe a map or some other document.

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"I was amazed he wasn't more seriously hurt. He definitely hit his head. His bike was a mess and, although you can't really see it on the video, the car was badly damaged too."

The incident happened on Gallows Hill at around 4.15pm last Friday while Anthony, who works in financial technology, was driving home from Warwick to Leamington Spa.

In the aftermath of the crash, two other cyclists can be seen in the background using a path that forms part of the Warwick to Warwick Technology Park cycle route.

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Anthony said: "He was gesticulating that the car was at fault and hadn't allowed him enough room to pass, but if he had his eyes on the road then it wouldn't have happened.

"We've got lots of fancy new cycle routes and there's a well-signed, official cycle path to the left that he could have used to avoid the traffic.

"He was actually wearing a camera on his helmet too which came off because of the impact. I wish I'd picked it up and watched his video.

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"I don't know whether it was just the shock of it all but he was really angry with everyone except himself. I was shocked he had no broken bones. He hit the car so hard.

"The driver was asking for his details as anyone would in the circumstances given the damage to the car, but they cyclist just stormed off without even apologising."