Nashua: An hour-long police chase that began in the US state of Massachusetts and stretched into New Hampshire ended with a sudden burst of violence, as video footage showed at least two officers repeatedly punching the driver as he got out of his vehicle.

The brief and violent incident was captured on camera by a helicopter overhead and was broadcast on live television. One of the agencies involved in the chase said it was now reviewing the "use of force" in the arrest.

Video captured by the helicopter showed the pickup truck, allegedly driven by 50-year-old Richard Simone, being followed by multiple police cars as it travelled down a tree-lined street in the town of Nashua on Wednesday afternoon, local time.

Simone's vehicle stops in a dead-end street and more than half a dozen officers, one with a police dog, can be seen in the video approaching the vehicle as Simone climbs out, gets down on his knees and begins to lie down on the street.