A naked man went on a street rampage with a machete before police officers tasered him.
The 31-year-old reportedly jumped on passing cars and smashed windscreens.
He also hit street lamps, chased pedestrians and damaged an ambulance.
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Officers in helmets and shields brought him down with a stun gun.
The scenes unfolded in the city of Bielsko-Biała in southern Poland at about 1:30 pm on Monday (21 Sep).
He appeared fully naked and highly agitated in the Wapienica district.
Witnesses said he was holding a large blade that looked like a machete.
He was slightly bleeding when first spotted in the street.
Footage showed him lying on a car bonnet as a woman driver jerked forwards and backwards to throw him off.
Police spokesperson Sub-Lt Sławomir Kocur said: “Officers approached him from a safe distance.
“The man did not respond to any commands.
“He was quickly overpowered.”
“Officers used a direct coercive measure, which was a stun gun.”
He said no one was injured in the incident.
Unofficial local reports said he may have been under the influence of drugs at the time.
He later gave rambling accounts of his behaviour, including a claim that he had just left A&E.
Police took him to the provincial hospital under escort.
He spent the night under observation with officers at his bedside.
Blood tests were ordered.
Officers are waiting until he is well enough to be interviewed.
Material damage is still being assessed by the authorities, as reported by Need To Know.
The investigation continues.
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