Exclusive dashcam footage has captured a truly terrifying incident on one of Britain's busiest motorways, laying bare the sheer fragility of life on the road.
The heart-stopping video, obtained by The Mirror, shows the shocking moment a black car travelling on the M62 suddenly veers to its left, mounts the grass verge, and smashes straight through the central reservation cables.
In a scene that will make every driver's blood run cold, the vehicle careers directly into the path of oncoming traffic on the opposite carriageway. Miraculously, the driver of a white van, who captured the entire event on his dashcam, manages to swerve and avoid a catastrophic head-on collision by what can only be described as a matter of inches.
The white van driver, clearly shaken, can be heard exclaiming in sheer disbelief as the offending vehicle comes to a rest on the opposite side of the motorway. The incident, which occurred near junction 11 for Birchwood, Warrington, serves as a brutal reminder of how quickly a routine journey can turn into a nightmare.
Thankfully, police have confirmed that no serious injuries were reported following the dramatic crash. A representative for Cheshire Police stated they were called to the scene to reports of a one-vehicle collision.
This near-disaster underscores the critical importance of both staying alert behind the wheel and the life-saving role that modern safety features like cable barriers play on our highways. It is a stroke of immense luck that this astonishing breach of the central reservation did not result in a multi-vehicle pileup with unthinkable consequences.
