Instant karma for vandal caught smashing a shop window

This is the moment a vandal caught smashing a shop window gets his comeuppance - when he is hit by a car while fleeing the scene.

CCTV footage shows a man in a hooded blue sweatshirt and jogging bottoms throwing a brick through the window pane in Lubliniec, Poland, before breaking the glass with his fists.

He is confronted by a pedestrian wearing a baseball cap, who he grabs by the shoulders menacingly.

As the thug proceeds to kick the window pane, the pedestrian backs away and begins to dial.

Clearly afraid he is calling the police, the vandal darts across the road, where he is immediately knocked over by a red car.

According to the owner of the shop, it's the second time the man has broken the window.

"The first time was two weeks ago on September 9 and this week on Thursday he did it again," the shopkeeper said, according to The Sun.

"Another person called the police and after when the man decided to escape a car hit him on the street."

The vandal suffered minor injuries.