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Caught on camera: driver smashes into motorbike in Ashford before driving away

00:00, 28 November 2016

updated: 14:02, 28 November 2016

A motorcyclist captured the moment a car smashes into his bike before fleeing the scene.

Liam Prett, 21, from Sevington, caught the shocking footage on his body-cam and uploaded it to Facebook in a bid to track down the driver.

In the video, the driver can be seen stopping after the crash at the roundabout near the Henwood Industrial Estate, in Ashford, and assessing the damage.

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The driver inspected the damage before getting back in his car and driving away
The driver inspected the damage before getting back in his car and driving away

He agrees to pull over in a safer place to exchange details but when Mr Prett pulls away, the driver disappears.

The incident happened around 8.30am on Friday.

Mr Prett said: "I'm frustrated, not only did he try to drive away the beginning, then he started touching my bike and pulling at my number plate.

"When I asked him to pull over, he sped off, leaving me with a damaged bike and shaken by the whole incident.

"I originally wanted the footage as evidence for the police but a lot of my family and friends said I could use it to help identify the man by sharing it online.

"As you can tell in the video, I was furious. What could have been a simple conversation, exchange of details and sorry, has turned into this.

"At first glance, there was not much damage, but after inspecting the bike over and getting others to look at it, it seems there was more done to it than I first thought. It’s all fixable though which I’m happy about."

Liam Prett said he was frustrated that the driver sped off
Liam Prett said he was frustrated that the driver sped off

Mr Prett bought his KTM RC125 bike around three months ago, has been riding for nearly a year and said this is his first incident.

He added: "Being a biker, you get used to people not really noticing you and after the crash most people just went round me.

"Luckily the bin men stopped for me, gave their account of what happened and made sure I was okay.

The refuse collectors pulled over to check on the rider
The refuse collectors pulled over to check on the rider

"I know that they didn’t have to stop and they are on a very tight and busy schedule, so I really want to say thank you to them for checking on me."

The video was uploaded to Facebook and has been shared nearly 200 times.

Mr Prett has reported it to the police, who have confirmed they are aware of the incident.

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