A HIT-AND-RUN driver who knocked over a pensioner on a pedestrian crossing in central Paris was arrested at gunpoint after being chased down by a have-a-go-Santa on a motorbike.

The astonishing seasonal drama was all captured on video by the Father Christmas, whose brave efforts have become an online sensation.

4 The video show a pedestrian being hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing in Paris

His video – entitled ‘Hit and Run – the Christmas Vigilante’ – was posted on YouTube after last Friday’s chase in the French capital.

It starts off with Santa waving at people on his Kawasaki bike as he cruises around the Tuileries Garden, close to the Louvre Museum.

Then a young woman in a dark blue Renault Clio is seen causing the accident on the Rue de Rivoli,

She shows no interest at all in the OAP, who was walking with a stick when she hit him, leaving him lying in the middle of the road as she drove away.

4 Having witnessed the hit-and-run accident, Santa starts chasing the car with his motorbike through the traffic of Paris

At first Santa – who is on a red Kawasaki that matches his costume – successfully waives the driver down.

But as he prepares to make a citizen’s arrest, the woman speeds off, with Santa – complete with white beard and bobble hat – giving chase.

Keeping the camera strapped to his forehead on, Santa then watches in astonishment as the Clio does everything to avoid him and another driver who witnessed the original accident.

She passes through red lights, and at one stage speeds on the wrong side of the road, while weaving in and out of traffic.

4 Santa initially succeeds in his attempt to stop the driver, but the woman speeds off again and the chase continues

It is only when they get to the Madeleine, the historic Roman Catholic Church close to the British Embassy in Paris, that two police officers become involved.

Following a briefing from Father Christmas, one of the officers points a gun at the female driver’s head, and persuades her to get out.

The bespectacled woman, who appears to be in her 20s, is then promptly arrested, as Santa – who uses the name Chris RS on social media – prepares to hand over all his video evidence.

4 Having been alerted by Santa, two police officers proceed to arrest the hit-and-run driver at gunpoint

Local police confirmed that a suspect involved in the knocking down of a pedestrian had been arrested, and faced court action.

Chris RS is a Youtuber and was filming with his GoPro camera for his channel when the incident happened.

By Tuesday afternoon, the Chris RS’s video had been watched more than 1.6 million times on YouTube.

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