Gloucestershire Police have issued a witness appeal following a bizarre road rage incident in which a woman, believed to be the female passenger in a car, assaulted a cyclist for riding too slowly on a quiet country lane – the incident was filmed probably by the driver of the car in which the woman was a passenger.

Police don't know the identity of the woman or the middle-aged male cyclist that she is seen attempting to punch and kick and would like either protagonist or anyone who knows their identity to come forward. It is believed that the incident took place on on Saturday January 28 on the B4425 at Ampney Coln near Bibury at aroud 12.25pm. On that day a woman called Gloucestershire Police to report that she had been assaulted by a cyclist who had been holding up traffic – if that woman is the same person in the video, she may need to explain to investigating officers the apparent discrepancy between her original report and the scenes in the video. According to the police the contact details she supplied were incorrect and subsequent attempts to trace her have failed.

 

In the course of their enquires officers have seized what they believe to be footage of the incident posted on Youtube. In the video clip a red haired woman can be seen running in to shot while being filmed from a car traveling which is traveling behind an eldery cyclist in flat cap, waxed jacket and wellies on a a singletrack rural road. The woman, dressed in what appears to be all black lycra then tries to push him off before kicking and hitting out a the rider who fends off the blows.

If her anger was caused by the cyclist blocking the road there is a certain irony in the fact that the final frames of the video released by the police show the car, whose driver is filming the incident simply driving around both individuals who are still in the middle of the road.

According to their witness appeal investigating officers have been working to identify the individuals, but to no avail. They are now turning to the public for their help.

The individuals captured on the film, or anyone who witnessed the incident, are asked to contact Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting incident number 187 of January 28.

You can also give information anonymously by contacting the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org and you may receive a reward if someone is arrested and charged.