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Man charged after alleged cleaver-wielding drive on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Adam Vidler and Josh Hohne

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Police have charged a man over a road rage incident involving a meat cleaver on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Police received a report on Monday night that the driver of a Subaru allegedly punched another driver after an argument on Hickson Road in Barangaroo.

The other driver, a 21-year-old man, was uninjured.

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A man was seen wielding a meat cleaver on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Getty

On Wednesday, police were told a grey Subaru was seen driving dangerously and the driver was wielding a meat cleaver on the Sydney Harbour bridge about 6.16pm.

The knife was dropped on the road and was seized by police.

Police began searching for the Subaru's driver.

He was located at 11am today by highway patrol officers on the side of the Hume Highway in southern NSW, about 25 kilometres from Yass.

A 20-year-old man was arrested and taken to Goulburn Police Station.

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He has been charged with using a knife in public to cause fear, common assault, and damaging property.

He was refused bail and will appear in Goulburn Local Court tomorrow.

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