A group of otherwise-friendly cartoon characters turned nasty this week - beating up a motorist who blocked their way in central Russia.\rbr\rbrThe bizarre road rage incident, which was captured on a Russian dashboard camera, has gone viral, clocking more than six million views in the three days since it was posted on Wednesday (September 3).\rbr\rbrThe incident shows a motorist cutting off a large white minivan in the middle of the road.\rbr\rbrThe driver is then seen coming out of his car and arguing with the minivan driver.\rbr\rbrWithin moments four people dressed as Mickey Mouse, SpongeBob SquarePants, Scrat from Ice Age and the Russian character Luntik emerge from the vehicle, run towards the arguing driver and beat him to the ground on the Siberian highway.\rbr\rbrThe people dressed in costume are then seen running back into their minivan and driving off.\rbr\rbrThe incident took place in the city of Chelyabinsk in the early hours of Saturday morning (August 30) and was uploaded by social media user EGoZa AS.\rbr\rbrDashboard-mounted cameras are common in Russia, and are used by drivers to protect themselves against fraud and corruption during accidents.\rbr\rbrThey have often been used to record road incidents involving drunk people and bears.\rbr\rbrThey were also used last year to capture a meteorite explosion in the skies over Chelyabinsk, a Russian city 1,800 kilometres (1,100 miles) east of Moscow.