Disturbing moment: A frightened Asian man is attacked in Washington by a gang who tries to pull him out of his car, beat him and throw liquid at him while laughing

• A man was stuck in traffic in downtown Washington, DC, when he was attacked
• An attacker unleashed a series of blows on him after ripping open the car door
• The attacker tried to pull him out by his legs, but failed and began to beat him

A driver was brutally attacked in his car by a group of men who hit him on the head a dozen times before a woman poured liquid on him.

The man was attacked on U Street in downtown Washington, DC on Wednesday evening while stuck in traffic.

He was prevented from leaving by people standing in front of his car while one of the attackers opened the door and started hitting him.

The attacker then grabbed him by the legs and tried to pull him out of the car so that the whole group could beat him to the ground.

The driver clung desperately to his cushion and was able to resist being pulled out, so the attackers simply continued to beat him.

The first was joined by a second who leaned into the car and attacked the driver, who desperately tried to protect his face with his hands.

The video cuts to a woman in a pink sweater pouring a liquid on the driver before another man hits her with another series of punches, begging her to stop.

A man claimed on Instagram that he was attacked for “filming my little sister.”

However, he later wrote another post retracting her accusation and confirming that the driver had done nothing to deserve the beating.

“I just blacked out… Yes, I was wrong and I also apologize to the man wherever he is,” he wrote, later deleting his account.

U Street is a popular nightlife district with numerous bars, restaurants and nightclubs, but has also been the scene of recent shootings.

Police said the man had not filed a report, so there was no information about the attack. They appealed to anyone with information to contact them.