Mayor runs over illegally parked car in tank

A Lithuanian politician has been filmed using an armoured vehicle to crush a car parked illegally in a cycle lane.

Arturas Zuokas, the eccentric mayor of Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, says in the clip: "That's what will happen if you park your car illegally."

The apparent owner then arrives to see his wrecked Mercedes being towed away, reports the BBC.

"In the past few days, expensive cars have been illegally parked in almost this exact place - a Rolls-Royce and a Ferrari," Mayor Zuokas said.

"What should the city do about drivers who think that they are above the law? It seems that a tank is the best solution."

The stunt was shot over the weekend for a popular Swedish TV series, 99 Things You Should Do Before You Die, and has been posted on YouTube.

In the video, Mr Zuokas ticks off the car's owner, sweeps up the broken glass from the wreckage and then hops on a bicycle and rides off.

"You have to have a sense of humour in my line of work and I thought this would be a way of drawing attention to the fact that the city intends to be proactive in its fight against illegal parking," the mayor said.