VIDEO: Policeman shoots and kills Jerusalem terrorist during rampage

A policeman and an off-duty Israel Defense Forces soldier were being hailed as heroes Wednesday after they climbed up on the cab of the bulldozer driven by a terrorist and shot him dead.

The terrorist - an Arab resident of East Jerusalem - had smashed the bulldozer into a series of vehicles, including a commuter bus, killing three people and wounding dozens more.

Policeman Eli Mizrahi said he was at the Mahane Yehuda open-air market when he heard over his radio that the bulldozer was rumbling in his direction.

Speeding to the scene on his motorcycle, Mizrahi arrived just after a policewoman shot the Palestinian driving the vehicle. But then, unexpectedly, the attacker stepped on the gas pedal once more and ran over a police car, Mizrahi said.

"He started to drive like crazy and held the steering wheel, pressing against it, and started to race down the street," Mizrahi told reporters at the scene.

While the construction machine was moving, Mizrahi and an off-duty soldier climbed up to the driver's cab. The soldier fired first, and then Mizrahi shot the driver twice.

"I ran up the steps and, while he was still driving like crazy and trying to harm civilians, I fired at him twice more and that's it, he was neutralized," Mizrahi said, speaking calmly to a swarm of reporters.

The soldier said he had been riding his bike through downtown en route home when he noticed the bulldozer plowing into the bus.

"I understood imemdiately that this was a terror attack. I threw down my bank and hurried to make contact with the terrorist," Pulser said. "I got closer to the bulldozer, the whole time looking for my weapon to shoot him. I noticed Oron Ben Shimon, an armed civilian, and together we tried to neutralize the terrorist. We tried at least to pull his feet off the accelerator."

"The terrorist yelled, 'God is great!' I grabbed Oron's handgun and fired three bullets. As soon as I was sure he was dead I lifted the gun so as not to hurt passersby," he added.

Coincidentally, the soldier is the brother-in-law of Captain David Shapira, the man who four months ago opened fire and killed the terrorist who infiltrated the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem, killing eight students.

More videos from the scene of the attack:Jerusalem terror attack: Clip 2Jerusalem terror attack: Clip 3

(Please note that some of the images in these videos are of a graphic nature)