Shocking footage of 'road rage attack' on tradie's van - and the ridiculous reason he won't be hard to track down

By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 15:20, 13 April 2026 | Updated: 15:20, 13 April 2026 A search is underway for the driver of a white sedan that rammed into the back of a tradesman's van on a highway, before they called the phone number on the van to leave an aggressive voicemail. Matthew Walshaw was forced into the emergency lane on the M1 in Yatala, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, about midday on Saturday. The carpet cleaner was driving from a job in Redland Bay to another appointment in Pacific Pines when he was targeted by the sedan in an attack that lasted several kilometres. Footage showed the sedan rammed into the back of the van and pushed it along the emergency lane. 'I felt pretty anxious,' Mr Walshaw told 7News. 'I'm not actually sure why he targeted me. Clearly he was just impatient.'  If that wasn't enough to frighten Mr Walshaw, he later realised the sedan driver had called the number on the back of his van and left an abusive voicemail. 'Tell your driver to use his f***ing blinker because he's an imbecile,' the message said. Van driver victim Matthew Walshaw (above) said extensive damage was done to his van A white sedan was filmed ramming into the back of a work van about midday on Saturday 'You f***wit. Learn how to drive and don't look at me like you're tough. F***ing moron.' The driver then raced back in front of Mr Walshaw's van before slamming on the brakes, causing Mr Walshaw to rear-end him, the Courier Mail reported. The road rage incident left Mr Walshaw's van with extensive radiator damage meaning he cannot drive his work vehicle for the time being. 'It's going to be quite a hefty fix, and it's affected my income to be able to do the jobs I need to do,' he said. 'I don't really trust the roads at the moment.' Anyone with information about the incident was urged to contact Queensland Police.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.