A Shenzhen traffic police officer has been suspended pending an investigation of claims that he insulted a citizen who witnessed the officer nearly causing a traffic accident by illegally changing lanes, local media reported on Nov. 5.

After the citizen captured the footage, the police officer, Li Yang, reportedly pushed the citizen over, forcing him to kneel down in the middle of the road. Reports say leaders of the Longgang traffic police bureau in Shenzhen have since apologized to the citizen. Li was forgiven after making a sincere apology. Supervising departments are currently investigating the incident.

Shenzhen police have recently encouraged citizens to record and report traffic violations.