What started out as a verbal disagreement eventually turned into a physical altercation in the middle of a Texas road.

The incident was recorded Saturday afternoon by David Dao. He claims the road rage incident began when the driver of a pickup truck refused to let another car merge. The occupants of the truck and the car got out of their vehicles and engaged in a verbal confrontation. After the participants returned to their vehicles, it appeared the incident was over, but the situation quickly escalated into a brawl.

Dao posted the video on Facebook, where it quickly went viral, generating over 1 million views.

Local authorities have been notified about the incident.

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Nina Mai and I witness road rage first hand. This was off Hwy 6 near 290 about an hour ago. For licensing and usage, contact: licensing@viralhog.com

Posted by David Dao on Saturday, May 14, 2016

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