Shocking footage shows the moment a man is hit by a car and attacked in Wirral.
The video shows the victim standing on the corner of Woodward Road and New Chester Road, Rock Ferry, at around 3pm on Monday, May 1. A dark coloured BMW then comes around the corner and hits the man, who is flung into the air and knocked to his feet.
Three men then get out of the car, with weapons, and appear to start beating the victim before returning to the vehicle and driving away. Police confirm they attended the scene and later arrested a suspect.
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A 32-year-old man, from Tranmere, has been arrested on suspicion of assault and affray. He remains in police custody this morning.
He was detained after officers found a blue BMW, with a cracked windscreen, on Raffles Road in Birkenhead. The car, believed to be used in the attack, has been seized and will be forensically examined.
Inspector Danny Murphy said: "We were called to reports of a local man being run over by a dark coloured BMW and then assaulted by three men who had got out of the car. Following the assault they escaped in the BMW. Incredibly, the victim sustained superficial injuries and did not require hospital treatment.
"A short while after the incident video of the attack was circulated on social media. Following a search of the area officers located a blue BMW, with a cracked windscreen, which is believed to have been involved in the attack, on Raffles Road and arrested a 31-year-old man from Tranmere on suspicion of assault and affray.
"If you witnessed the incident, or have any information which could assist the investigation, please contact us via @MerPolCC on Twitter, or Merseyside Police Contact Centre on Facebook with reference 0587 of 1 May. Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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