CHILLING footage shows a man wielding a machete beaming as he attempted to hijack a car.
The terrified motorist was sitting in traffic in Queensland, Australia, when the bloke tapped on the window and grinned while holding the enormous blade.
Passenger Ash Massacre filmed the horrifying encounter in Deception Bay on Monday.
A clip shared on TikTok shows the man walking towards the car swinging a knife.
He then stands by one of the windows and demands to be let into the car.
The man then lifts up the machete and taps on the window a few times while grinning at the camera.
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After attempting to open the door, he gives up and walks off down the street with the weapon still in his hand.
Ash said they were unable to drive off as they were surrounded by other vehicles.
She said in another video: "It was absolutely terrifying.
"I didn’t know what to do. I was stuck in shock.
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“We had stopped at the lights and basically I could see some dude walking through it and I was like ‘What’s he doing?’
“And my husband‘s like, ‘Oh, he’s walking around with a machete’ and he was, like, swinging it around.
“So I started recording because I thought it’s weird and my sisters would never believe that.”
Police were called to the scene and a 21-year-old man was arrested.
He has since been charged with threatening violence, unlawful entry of motor vehicles and obstructing police.
Queensland Police say he is due to appear in court in December.
It comes after a courier on a delivery run had his van nicked when a thief jumped in the front seat as he looked for parcels.
He watched the bandit speed away leaving the back door open and packages strewn across the street.
Footage of the 9.30am robbery shows the moment the courier realised he was being carjacked and watched in horror as the thief raced off.
Onlooker Richard Lewis, 34, drove after the van during the Birmingham theft but gave up after it rushed through a red light.
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The engineer said: "It was absolutely crazy, I was driving past and saw this bloke suddenly jump in and drive off.
"I was chasing him for about a mile or so he was easily going over 30mph but I couldn't catch him after he went through a red light, it was too dangerous."
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