Queens Road Rage: What Drove a Man to Attack with a Meat Cleaver?

A meat cleaver-wielding maniac slashed a man in the head and body during a fit of road-rage fury in Queens early Thursday, cops and sources said.

The 47-year-old victim was driving when he got into a collision with another motorist around 5:30 a.m. at 126th Street and 26th Avenue in College Point, law enforcement sources said.

The other driver, behind the wheel of a Toyota, became enraged and stabbed the victim in the back of the head, left arm and chest with the serrated weapon, according to authorities and sources.

The meat cleaver that was used to hack a man in Queens during a road rage incident early Thursday morning. WABC

NYPD officers investigating the scene of the road-rage attack in College Point. WABC

Police officer wearing gloves and holding a meat cleaver with a car in the background. — The suspect allegedly pulled out the meat cleaver after getting into a collision with the victim. WABC

The victim was taken to NewYork Presbyterian-Queens Hospital, where he is expected to survive, police said.

The attacker fled the scene and had not been caught hours later, cops said.

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Queens Road Rage: What Drove a Man to Attack with a Meat Cleaver?