Man charged after allegedly smashing car window with machete in Sydney

A man has been charged after he allegedly smashed a car window with a machete in Sydney's north-west.

In footage obtained by 9News, a man wielding a machete can be seen confronting the driver of a ute at the intersection of Glossop Street and the Great Western Highway in St Mary's about 5pm yesterday afternoon.

The man allegedly smashed a window of the Toyota Hilux and damaged the side mirror before walking back to his Honda Civic.

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"Oh my god," the woman filming could be heard saying in the video.

She was a passenger in a nearby car when the incident unfolded, and was too afraid to be identified.

"As soon as he was tapping on the window with the machete, I'm like 'yeah, something's going to happen'," she told 9News.

"We have no idea what happened, why he did this... it was just so scary."

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Police have since spoken to the man behind the wheel of the Hilux, who was uninjured in the attack.

A 47-year-old was arrested yesterday in Blackett.

He was taken to Mount Druitt and charged with property damage, using a knife in public, and intimidation.

He was refused bail and is expected to appear in Parramatta local court today.

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