THIS is the horror moment a lorry barrelled down the M5 the wrong way after smashing through the central reservation.
The massive vehicle careened through the barrier and terrifyingly pelted down the opposite side towards oncoming traffic.
SWNSA truck smashing through the central reservation on the motorway[/caption]
SWNSA lorry barrelled down the M5 the wrong way after smashing through the central reservation[/caption]
SWNSDashcam footage from another driver who says he was “two seconds from a serious injury” captured the horror moment[/caption]
Luckily, no one was hurt – but the M5 was closed for an hour in both directions.
Dashcam footage from another driver who says he was “two seconds from a serious injury” captured the horror moment.
Peter Stone was driving home from a family trip to St Agnes, Cornwall in his Porsche 911 at around 12.30pm on Friday when the lorry veered in his direction.
The 55-year-old said: “It literally came out of nowhere. I think I had less than two seconds to move before getting flattened by the tipper driver.
‘It was quite difficult, my car is quite low down and the black car [in front] sort of obscured my view.”
He said it was “remarkable” no one was hurt.
The dad-of-two – who was travelling northbound in the fast lane – had just seconds to react to avoid what could have been a fatal crash.
He managed to swerve into the middle lane with just seconds to spare, as the lorry driver careered the wrong way down the busy carriageway.
Peter captured the scene of destruction on his front and rear dashcams, which were installed by the dealership when he purchased the vehicle back in December.
Peter, who has an HGV licence himself, said: “You’ve seen videos of trucks crossing central reservations, but for it to happen straight in front of you is bizarre.
“Until I reviewed the video I hadn’t even realised I was in the fast lane.
“In my recall I thought I must have been in the middle lane, there’s no way I could have been in the third lane.
“I’ve had two nights of uninterrupted sleep replaying it in my mind, trying to come to terms with basically probably being two seconds from serious injury or even worse.”
A National Highways spokesperson said no serious injuries had been reported following the crash.
SWNSPeter captured the scene of destruction on his front and rear dashcam[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
