Handcuffed to a police van and dragged away to his d***th(PHOTOS)

This is the moment a taxi driver was tied to a South African police van and dragged for 400 metres - because he parked on the wrong side of the road.

Mido Macia, 27, was later found d***d in police custody after the assault in the Daveyton township.

Fellow detainees told the Daily Sun newspaper that Mr Macia was also beaten up by police in the station.

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Amateur footage posted online today shows Mr Macia, dressed in a red T-shirt, black trousers and white trainers, being manhandled by police as a large crowd gathered.

The shaky video shows Mr Macia being dragged towards the police van, before the crowd gets in the way of the camera.

One onlooker told The Daily Sun that police officers drove Mr Macia's Toyota Avanza away before returning to the scene with a police van.

Officers slammed one of the van doors in the taxi driver's face, leaving him covered in blood.

Mr Macia was heard begging officers to stop the assault.

When the crowd parts, Mr Macia has had his hands handcuffed above his head and to the inside of the van.

The officer driving the van is seen to reverse while Mr Macia tries to stop himself being caught underneath.

Members of the crowd are seen filming on their smartphones as officers pick up his legs and carry him as the van pulls away.

They then drop him on the floor and he is dragged along the road.