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Shocking footage showing the moment a man wielded a huge knife at a driver and used it to try and smash his car window on a busy Croydon road is being circulated online.

The video is understood to be taken from dashcam footage filmed from another vehicle when the incident took place on London Road at 5pm on Wednesday (May 30).

In the footage a man on a bicycle can be seen to stop next to a blue VW, which is stationary on London Road.

The driver of the car pulls out from a queue of traffic and appears to almost hit the cyclist, forcing him to jump out of the way.

The VW then hits an oncoming vehicle.

What follows is absolutely terrifying as the man on the bicycle pulls out a huge knife and uses it to try and smash the driver's front window.

He then attempts to get into the vehicle via one of the passenger doors, but finds it is locked.

The man with the knife then makes his way over to the other side of the car.

At this point the driver gets out of the car and makes off on foot.

A Met Police spokeswoman told the Advertiser that no one has been arrested in connection with the incident.

The spokeswoman said: “We were called at around 5pm to London Road, in Croydon, after someone approached a vehicle brandishing a weapon.

“With that in mind, the driver of the car has collided with another vehicle.

“The driver of the car, who the suspect approached with the weapon, made off on foot from the vehicle.

“The victim later returned to the scene to speak to officers but the suspect made off from the scene.

“No injuries were reported and no arrests made.”

Anyone who recognises the man in the video, or who witnessed the incident and has information which could help police, is urged to call 101.

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