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A quick-thinking lorry driver delivered more than he bargained for when he knocked out a fleeing criminal suspect who was running from a police chase.
Video footage shows the suspected thief running down a road in Bogota, Columbia desperately trying to evade police.
The helpful lorry driver quickly opens his door at the critical moment when the suspect was head-height to his lorry door.
The quick door-opening action catches the thief right on target and slaps him hard in the face instantly knocking him to the ground.
This fast reflex helps police - who were hot in his pursuit - to handcuff and arrest the dazed suspect as he was still on the ground.
Colombian news channel RCN News released the video of the moment the thief was floored as an officer from the country’s Police Sijín pursued him, The Sun reports.
The lorry-floored criminal was a member of the La Pluma gang which is known to steal from cars in Colombia’s capital.
Police also arrested nine other members of his gang this week, Publimetro reports.
The ten gang members were all arrested for aggravated theft and face more than ten years in prison.
The speedy thieves acted in small groups and could break into a vehicle and steal all the contents in less than one minute.
The criminal organization minutely planned each theft and police believe that members of the gang have been operating in the capital's centre for more than 30 years.