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A motorcyclist was ripped off his bike and repeatedly kicked and punched in a brutal road rage attack in Melbourne.
Shocking footage shows the rider, 45, being grabbed by the throat on Sunday morning in front of terrified onlookers in Preston in the city's north.
The alleged attacker appears to shove the biker on to a car before throwing wild kicks and punches at his head and body.
An unnamed witness told Nine News she thought the motorcyclist could be killed.
'Oh my God, he is going to kill him,' she said. 'It was a bit scary, he actually looked really really aggressive.'
'He ran up and he started tapping this guy on the shoulder quite gently and then just started basically laying into him and pulled him off his scooter.'
Another witness, Joel Buckley, said: 'He didn't really want to escalate the situation but it certainty didn't seem like the guy was going to stop.
'I was surprised the motorcyclist didn't headbutt the aggressor because I thought that would be a pretty quick resolution to things.'
It is believed the motorbike was involved in a minor collision with a black sedan which was 'driving erratically,' police said.
The sedan then followed the motorcyclist until they stopped at the intersection of Albert Street at a red light.
'The driver of the sedan is then believed to have run through stopped traffic and assaulted the rider,' a police spokesperson said.
'The motorcyclist managed to get on his bike, leaving the area, and later reported the incident to police.'
The 45-year-old man received minor injuries but didn't require treatment.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and are urging anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.