Moscow Region police are searching for a man who beat up a taxi driver and fled, the press service of the regional police department reported .

According to him, on August 30, the taxi driver filed a complaint against a passenger who beat him up as a result of a conflict. "Police officers are taking measures to identify and detain the offender," the department added.

According to it the video a passenger refused to pay for the service at the end of the trip. He owed 1.8 thousand rubles for the trip from Dolgoprudny to Lyubertsy. A verbal conflict began between the men, after which the passenger suggested going outside and "sorting it out." The taxi driver refused and called the client a "scammer." As the driver drove away, the man kicked him in the face - the taxi driver lost control and collided with the car.