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Angry trucker 'fired' after foul mouthed road rage rant at group of cyclists

A truck driver has reportedly been sacked after losing his temper and swearing at a group of cyclists.

The man is seen in footage, recorded by one of the bikers, honking his horn while passing the pack during the incident in Perth, Australia.

At one point he parks his truck across the cycle lane and gets out to confront the riders from the Indian Ocean Cycling Club shouting: "What the f**k?

"Do you want a punch in the f**king head?" he yells.

"Don't f**king call me a w****r when you and your f**king d**kheads creep over the line."

The cyclist were confronted by the trucker (YouTube)

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Some in the group tell the cyclist at the front to stop arguing and "let him go", referring to the abusive trucker.

IOCC member Nick Algie told Perth Now this was the first time the group had been confronted by an angry driver.

He said: "I was shocked at his reaction. There was a feeling of disbelief he was that wound up, maybe he had had a run in with another group of cyclists and he was taking it out on us.

He swore at them in an angry exchange (YouTube)

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"We were aware the bikes hadn't been doing anything wrong, we'd been dealing with the road conditions as best we could."

According to Australian media reports the company the man worked for, Earthtech, said they were disgusted by their driver's behaviour after watching the clip and added he has since been fired.

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