This is the moment a cyclist came off his bike in a 'road rage' crash which saw both him and the driver end up in court.

Cyclist Colin Jones, 49, had to be taken to hospital after coming off his bike near the Warburton Toll Bridge in Trafford.

Both he and motorist Simon Barrett, 34, were fined by magistrates for their involvement in the incident close to the 155 year-old bridge, which crosses the Manchester Ship Canal and River Mersey from Trafford to Cheshire.

Mr Jones was prosecuted for riding a bicycle without due care and attention after grabbing hold of the Honda Civic.

In CCTV footage released by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), he can be seen holding onto the vehicle for several seconds.

Mr Barrett's car can be seen swerving towards Mr Jones shortly before he comes off.

Haseeb Yousaf, prosecuting said that after reviewing the footage of the incident on Saturday June 23 last year, officers decided to prosecute both men for riding and driving without due care and attention respectively.

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Mr Jones denied the offence and claimed in court that prior to the start of the footage, Mr Barrett had previously pulled into his path from a side-road, forcing him to swerve into the opposite lane.

He then said Mr Barrett wound his window down and shouted 'what's your problem?' and that he put his hand onto the car to 'maintain a safe distance' while the spoke to him.

He told Manchester Magistrates' Court: "I could see him [Barrett] looking in his mirror.

"I have then put my hand up in a questioning manner as if to say 'what have I done' and he wound his window down and shouted 'what's your problem?'

"I was engaging in dialogue with the driver so I put my hand on the car in order to communicate with him safely.

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"I had my hand on to maintain a safe distance. I believe it was a safe action."

He added: "I was concerned that he had just driven his car at me. I wasn't thinking 'was I breach of some traffic regulation.

"So, that’s what I should do in future? Let people drive at me like that? It’s not right.

"In hindsight I probably should have let him drive on or turned around and ridden back in the opposite direction to avoid any confrontation.

"But he had swerved his car towards me.

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"And I believed I should be able to continue on the road without having to stop or turn round for fear of recrimination."

Magistrates found Mr Jones, of Chase Meadow, Lymm, guilty after a short trial.

Chairman of the bench Alan Greenwood said: "In this case we had to look at the standard of cycling and whether it was reasonable and competent and we believe putting your hand on a moving car, and the fact that this was done over a distance, was below that standard and so we find you guilty of the charge."

Mr Barrett, from Partington, Trafford, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing, was fined £350 and was ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £35 victim surcharge, the CPS confirmed.