Two Brit tourists arrested for ‘brutally battering taxi driver in Magaluf as horror video shows savage beating’

TWO British tourists have been arrested for reportedly brutally battering a taxi driver in Magaluf. Shocking footage shows three men savagely hitting a man in the middle of the street in front of stunned onlookers. The clip shows the man being beaten in the middle of the streetTwitter/@me_cubo Two Brits have been arrested following the incident The beating happened in Magaluf in front of onlookers The horror beating happened early this morning in Avenida de Magaluf, where one of the three Brits – who were on holiday in Mallorca – climbed on the hood of the taxi driver’s car. When the taxi driver, 57, got out of the vehicle to ask them to get down they pushed him – causing him to fall to the ground, Diario De Mallorca reported. The clip shows a man unconscious while the tourists can be seen punching and kicking him before fleeing the scene. Passersby can be seen recording the incident while someone can be heard shouting: “Call the f****** police!” READ MORE IN MAJORCA RAPE SHOCK Rapper arrested for 'raping fan in Majorca after taking her back to hotel’ SO-L GOOD Inside the Majorca hotel that has its own theme park and costs from £82pppn Officers from the Calvià Local Police rushed to the scene and launched an investigation. An eyewitness who contacted emergency services reported that the man was bleeding from his head. The taxi driver was transferred to the Son Espases Hospital with head injuries. He also suffered a cut above the eyebrows and several bruises. Hours later, two Brits, aged 21 and 22, were arrested. Most read in The Sun FIND HIM Hunt for balaclava-clad gunman who killed Olivia, 9, after opening fire at home RON ANSWER Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible reaction to Keane when asked why he was dropped VILLA SHOCK Laura Whitmore QUITS Love Island after three series and reveals surprise reason CARR CRASH Watch brutal moment Cristiano Ronaldo SNUBS Jamie Carragher and blanks handshake DOG'S LIFE I’m a dog trainer and here are the eight best breeds if you have kids COSTA DEL DOLL Jacqueline Jossa wows as she swims in the sea on holiday in Marbella The investigation has now been passed over to the Civil Guard. It comes after earlier this month, a Brit dad died after allegedly being attacked by bouncers and police in Magaluf. The popular party resort has decided to rebrand and has introduced a series of new laws, including banning pub crawls, happy hours and unlimited drinks at all-inclusive hotels. The Spanish hotspot has even deployed elite police armed with rifles to crack down on drunk holidaymakers. Twitter/@me_cuboThe two suspects fled the scene[/caption]