A British woman brawled with men in Spain this morning as she confronted a group of angry protesters - many of them serving police officers.

Roads between La Linea and Gibraltar were blocked early on Wednesday by union protesters who are calling for equal pay between Spain's various tiers of law enforcement.

Tourists were among those prevented from crossing the border and long tailbacks began to form.

As anger boiled over the in heat the protest turned angry and violent, people at the scene said.

Footage shows the woman's car being mobbed and hit as she makes her way to the border.

Angered at the crowd she stops her car and gets out, throwing herself towards the offending man in a white t-shirt.

The woman's car was surrounded by angry protesters at the border between Gibraltar and the Spanish town of La Linea

The woman was lifted off of the ground as she was tackled by an angry man at the protest on the border of La Linea and Gibraltar

A man lashes out and strikes the woman in the face as another man holds onto her arms in violent scenes in Spain

The woman in a red dress and flip flops flies at the man and he lunges towards her literally tackling her into the air like a ragdoll, despite their size difference.

As they go for each other another man kicks out and hits her in the stomach while a different man strikes out towards her face.

The woman was escorted back to her car while angry crowds jeered.

Those on the march were calling for equality between the Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil, and regional police forces.

The protest was organised by JUSAPOL, a pressure group focusing on police salaries.

JUSAPOL was started in Palencia Police Station by a group of national police, most of them assigned to radio patrol - because 'regional police earn much more than a National Police or a Civil Guard'.

However, the event turned ugly when those involved begun to hit cars.

A witness said; 'There were a lot of protesters with placards there but there were also a lot of Spanish flags so I think nationalist feeling was running quite high.

'They are protesting because their wages haven't gone up in years.

'The force is under a lot of pressure especially from migrants coming in from Morocco and the police resources are stretched.

'I didn't hear what they were saying but I think they were probably abusing the British woman.'

Holding facilities for refugees in La Línea are struggling with the sheer number of people being held in them.

Local communities have claimed the new Socialist government that is doing more to welcome them than keep them out.

The woman was 'hit' by different people according to those at the scene. Large groups were out in protest on Wednesday

The woman was one of many drivers crossing the border when her car was surrounded, a witness said