In the center of New York, a man directed an SUV into a crowd of protesters Black Lives Matter

The driver of the SUV tried to drive through the crowd of protesters as part of the Black Lives Matters rally, took down several bicycles and disappeared. The incident occurred in the center of New York. The publication shared the details New York Post.

In New York, a driver on an SUV tried to drive through a crowd of Black Lives Matters activists. Activists blocked traffic on the road in the city center by building a barrier of bicycles, police sources said.

The clash between activists and the driver of the Dodge Durango car occurred at the intersection of 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue at approximately 21:10 p.m. on July 7. The man was driving west along 42nd Street when he was surrounded by about a dozen protesters, many on bicycles. Protesters tried for five minutes to block access to the road while marching to Bryant Park, said the organizer of the movement, 23-year-old Mary.

When the protesters tried to block access to the road by surrounding the SUV, the driver continued to move. “There was a skater ahead… the driver was aggressive,” Mary said. "The skater was trying to make him understand that we weren't for long."

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Video footage of the incident posted on social media shows at least three protesters standing in front of a car near one of the pedestrian crossings at an intersection, while others, approaching the side of the car, threaten to puncture the car's tires. “We're going to pierce your tire, bro,” said one of the protesters.

Another protester with a shout asked: “Do you have to go here, sir?”

After a second on the video you can hear someone say: "Puncture him the tire."

A separate video that was deleted shows how a person pierced the tire several times behind. Then a hissing sound is heard.

After that, the driver presses the gas, moving several bicycles.

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The man told police that he was running because he felt threatened by the group, sources said.

He drove several blocks, after which he was stopped by the police and taken to the southern section of Manhattan. Police said that the driver of the SUV was not arrested and that no injuries were reported.