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TERRIFYING footage shows a driver trying to run a man over after a brawl broke out on a busy street.

Gas cylinders were allegedly lobbed in the fight, which appeared to involve a man doing balloons.

Footage shows driver trying to run a man over in a busy street
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Footage shows driver trying to run a man over in a busy streetCredit: MEN Media
The two men had scrapped in broad daylight
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The two men had scrapped in broad daylightCredit: MEN Media
A third man with a balloon hanging from his mouth joined the fray
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A third man with a balloon hanging from his mouth joined the frayCredit: MEN Media

The punch-up erupted in broad daylight just before 11am on Saturday in Ashton-under-Lyne near Manchester.

A witness who filmed the fight said a BMW and Vauxhall were driving in opposite directions down the road before both suddenly stopped.

A man got out of the BMW and threw a "gas cylinder" at the Vauxhall, reports the .

Phone footage shows a man running towards the Vauxhall and pushing the driver's door shut to stop the driver getting out.

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But a leg shoots out of the car window as the driver tries to kick the man.

A man in the Vauxhall's passenger seat then gets out - with a fully-inflated balloon hanging from his mouth.

The passenger then launches a canister at the man attacking the driver.

The man who charged at the Vauxhall then flees down the road - before returning with a canister in hand.

The driver ducks before his passenger appears to throw a canister, narrowly missing their opponent's head.

Footage then shows the Vauxhall chasing a man down the road - circling before driving straight at him.

Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for comment.

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The Vauxhall drove straight at a man
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The Vauxhall drove straight at a manCredit: MEN Media
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