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'Road rage' attack in M25 fast lane | 'Road rage' attack in M25 fast lane |
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A woman was forced to stop in the outside lane of the M25, before her car was attacked in an act of "road rage". | |
Police said she was driving her BMW Z4 between Junction 11 and Junction 10 in Surrey when she was tailgated by a blue Mercedes just before 20:30 BST on Friday. | Police said she was driving her BMW Z4 between Junction 11 and Junction 10 in Surrey when she was tailgated by a blue Mercedes just before 20:30 BST on Friday. |
The driver undertook her before pulling back in front, and came to an abrupt halt. | The driver undertook her before pulling back in front, and came to an abrupt halt. |
A man got out, walked to the BMW and hit the window, cracking it. | A man got out, walked to the BMW and hit the window, cracking it. |
The man then got back into his car and drove off, Surrey Police said. | The man then got back into his car and drove off, Surrey Police said. |
The victim managed to move her car to the hard shoulder before calling for help. | The victim managed to move her car to the hard shoulder before calling for help. |
The Mercedes is described as left-hand drive and foreign registered. There was a female passenger in the vehicle. | The Mercedes is described as left-hand drive and foreign registered. There was a female passenger in the vehicle. |
Det Sgt Gary Hutchings, from Surrey Police, said: "Forcing a vehicle to stop on the fast lane of a busy motorway is an extremely dangerous thing to do and this incident could have had serious consequences. | Det Sgt Gary Hutchings, from Surrey Police, said: "Forcing a vehicle to stop on the fast lane of a busy motorway is an extremely dangerous thing to do and this incident could have had serious consequences. |
"Fortunately the woman was not injured but she has understandably been left very shaken by what happened." | "Fortunately the woman was not injured but she has understandably been left very shaken by what happened." |
He appealed for witnesses to the incident, which happened between junction 11 at Chertsey and junction 10 at Wisley. | He appealed for witnesses to the incident, which happened between junction 11 at Chertsey and junction 10 at Wisley. |
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