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Moment Lamborghini driver rams £275k supercar into ‘thief who stole Rolex at gunpoint’ before smashing into street pole
Watch the dramatic car chase and the crash in the video above
THIS is the shocking moment a Lamborghini driver rammed into a thief who allegedly stole his Rolex at a gunpoint.
The 64-year-old motorist broke into a high-speed car chase to recover the designer watch from the crook on a motorbike.
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The Lambo owner had stopped at a traffic light in Sao Paulo, Brazil, when the suspect reportedly stole the lavish timepiece.
The footage shows the alleged thief demand the watch from the supercar driver at a gunpoint before fleeing the scene.
As the traffic started moving, the bright green car could be seen speeding up to catch up with the escaping biker.
As the suspect attempts to make an illegal left-hand turn, the furious Lambo owner steps on the gas pedal and ploughs into his motorbike.
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The supercar then smashes into a pole, sending the traffic lights to topple to the ground.
The suspect is seen quickly getting back to his feet and dashing away from the crash scene, abandoning his wrecked motorcycle.
The Lambo driver gets out of his smashed up vehicle as several other motorists stop to offer their help.
The incident took place on Saturday afternoon and the suspect still remains at large.
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The police reported that he had left behind his damaged motorbike, a mobile phone and a 32-calibre handgun.
Investigators were able to identify the alleged thief as an unnamed man from Taboao da Serra on the city's outskirts.
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They tracked down the suspect's house as his motorbike was reportedly registered to his mother's name.
But when the officers arrived to arrest the alleged Rolex thief, he was nowhere to be found.
Similarly, a thief who stole a woman's phone was run over by her boyfriend and then chased down and beaten by passers-by.
Video shows the unsuspecting victim standing on the pavement scrolling down her phone only for the armed thief on his bike to snatch it out of her hands.
The 23-year-old woman’s boyfriend had arranged to pick her up at the spot in the Brazilian city of Vila Velha and happened to pull up just at that moment, Globo reports.
He then ploughed his car into the hapless thief whose bike got caught under the car but managed to get away.
Footage shows the thief hobbling down the road as the woman and her boyfriend, along with passers-by, give chase.
The thief manages to get to a junction but is clearly injured and stumbles to the pavement.
As he tries to get up, one of those pursuing him launches a karate kick at him as others on foot and bikes catch up and begin to set about him.
According to the victim’s boyfriend, the thief was armed and his gun fell onto the pavement when he was attacked, in March 2021.
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The thief was taken to hospital before he was taken to a police station to face robbery charges.
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