Moment furious driver hauls German Shepherd out of his car and chases terrified man round his van during road rage argument

 This is the moment an angry driver threatened a fellow motorist with his German Shepherd dog during a bizarre road rage incident. 

Footage shared on TikTok this week captured the incident, which took place in Wherstead Road, Ipswich, on April 30.  

A driver in a hi-vis jacket was filmed arguing with another motorist, wearing a dark hoodie, and his passenger in the middle of traffic at 7.30am in the morning rush hour.

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A man threatened a van driver with a German Shepherd dog during a road rage incident in Ipswich, Suffolk

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The angry motorist wearing hi-vis jacket uses his snarling dog to intimidate his rival

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The young van driver ran around his vehicle to get away from the dog

The men walk over together to inspect the Ford Transit van that belongs to the driver in the hoodie.

However the man in the hi-vis jacket returns to his own car and hauls his huge German Shepherd dog by the collar out of the vehicle.He ambushes the van driver with the hound and chases after the petrified man with the barking dog.

He pursues the van driver in circles around his vehicle in a Benny Hill-style chase.   

The clip has been viewed more than 700,000 times on TikTok viewers, where the filmer commented: 'Nobody was harmed, just maybe a bit of hurt pride.'

But some viewers claimed the use of the dog was cruel.

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Moments before the dog was introduced, the men walked over to the Transit to inspect the van

One said: 'Poor dog being dragged round like a rag doll'.

Another agreed: 'Don't rate that, poor dog. Fight your own battles silly little man.' 

Other users suggested it was better than coming to blows, with one stunned individual remarking: 'I thought he was getting a hammer but he pulls out the dog'