The A45 near Stretton-on-Dunsmore, in Warwickshire (Image: Google)

Police hunting 'tracksuit-wearing man with wispy beard' after road-rage attack

The attack happened on the A45, near Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, at around 3pm, on Sunday, September 29

by · Birmingham Live

Police are hunting a 'tracksuit-wearing man with wispy beard' after a road-rage attack. Warwickshire Police have appealed for any information.

A man told police he was threatened while in his grey Ford Fiesta on the A45 dual carriageway, near Stretton-on-Dunsmore, at around 3pm, on Sunday, September 29. A man in a black Ford Focus stopped in front of him, got out and allegedly shouted that he wanted to fight.

The man is then reported to have approached the victim’s driver’s side window to try to grab him and then allegedly kicking the victim’s wing mirror before fleeing the scene. He is described as a slim white male, aged in his 20s, around 5ft 7 tall, with a wispy beard and light hair who was wearing a tracksuit.

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In a statement, police said: "Officers are appealing for witnesses following a road rage incident which reportedly saw a man being threatened in his car on a dual carriageway near Stretton-on-Dunsmore. At around 3pm on Sunday, 29 September, the victim was driving a grey Ford Fiesta on the A45 near Stretton-on-Dunsmore.

"A black Ford Focus then stopped in front of him, and what is described as a slim, white man in a tracksuit, around 5ft 7 tall, with a wispy beard and light hair, got out of the Focus and shouted that he wanted to fight the victim. The man – who appeared to be in his twenties - is then reported to have approached the victim’s driver’s side window to try to grab him and then allegedly kicking the victim’s wing mirror before fleeing the scene.

"If you saw the incident or have dashcam footage, please get in touch with us by calling 101 or visiting Report | Warwickshire Police, citing crime reference 23/41957/24."

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