A video clip has surfaced online which shows the moment a traffic officer was confronted with a fight by a taxi driver

The video clip which was deemed hilarious by netizens shows the moment the traffic offer was crying out for helping as he was being rough handled by an aggrieved cab driver.

In the video, the driver was angry that the traffic officer had seized his car keys for apparently committing a traffic offense.

Both the cab driver and the traffic officer struggled with each other as the  driver demanded that his key be given back to him.

Both men struggled until the officer fell on the floor and began shouting for help from passersby who in the video, failed to heed his call for help.

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