Moment two thugs armed with giant MACHETES fight each other outside petrol station - before driver deliberately runs one of them over
- Two men, aged 39 and 37, have been arrested for fight at Shell garage in Bolton
- Man, 27, was taken to hospital after the machete brawl at 9.35pm on Sunday
- Petrol station employees try to stop the men fighting but they carry on
Two thugs armed with giant machetes have been caught on camera fighting each other outside of a petrol station before a driver deliberately runs one of them over.
A man, 27, was taken to hospital after the fight at 9.35pm on Sunday at the Shell garage in Chorley Old Road in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
And two other men, aged 39 and 37, have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
The disturbing clip comes as shocking new figures last month revealed that machete attacks are happening on Britain's streets every two hours.
A man, 27, was taken to hospital after the fight at 9.35pm on Sunday at the Shell garage in Chorley Old Road in Bolton, Greater Manchester
In the video, which was filmed by a terrified unknown bystander from a residential window, thugs brandish huge machetes during an altercation in the Shell petrol station forecourt.
Petrol station employees try to stop the men fighting but they continue to square up to one another with their giant blades.
The onlooker then screams in horror as a driver in a 4x4 car suddenly speeds onto the petrol station forecourt and wildly runs over one of the machete-wielding thugs - leaving him lying injured in the middle of the road.
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Last month, it was revealed that rising numbers of criminals are choosing machetes as their weapons of choice to instil terror in victims and rival gang members.
In the latest example of 'Wild West Britain', statistics uncovered using freedom of information requests show that in the final two months of 2019 police dealt with 664 crimes involving machetes - an average of 11 a day, or one every 130 minutes.
The disturbing clip comes as shocking new figures last month revealed that machete attacks are happening on Britain's streets every two hours
It represents a dramatic rise from just three years before, when the deadly blades were used in only 100 crimes a month over the same period.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police asked for anyone with information to contact the force: 'Officers were called around 9.35pm on Sunday 20 June 2021 to Chorley Old Road, Bolton to a report of a disturbance.
'Officers attended and enquiries established a group of males, armed with weapons including machetes, had assaulted another three males on the forecourt of a petrol station.
'Two men, aged 39 and 37, have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder. They remain in custody for questioning. A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening or changing.
'Enquiries are ongoing.'
Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 5757 quoting incident 2786 of 20/06/21. Details can also be passed by our live web chat function at www.gmp.police.uk.
Alternatively, details can be passed anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.'
