Highway Horror: Watch the car lurch across three lanes of the highway and then flip over in shocking dash cam video
- EXCLUSIVE: Dashcam video shows the moment a car crashes on the A1M heading for London
- The car then plows through trees, flips over and slides down
Dash cam footage captured the horrifying moment when a car snaked across three lanes of a highway, entering a grassy bank before flipping over and landing on its roof.
A silver hatchback appears to the right of the video in the lane next to the median, but suddenly zooms down the A1M, near Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
The car then accelerates up the bank, crashing into trees before flipping over and sliding down the berm onto the roof before coming to rest in the hard shoulder.
In the 30-second clip, a woman’s panicked voice can be heard saying “Oh my God.”
The driver of the vehicle that captured the footage, who wished to remain anonymous, then pulled over on the hard shoulder before assisting, while his wife called 999 for an ambulance.
Dashcam footage has captured the horrifying moment when a car snakes across three lanes of a highway, drives up a grassy embankment before flipping over and landing on its roof
The silver hatchback swerved across the A1M, near Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, before plowing into roadside bushes
Heartbreaking images then showed the moment when the car ended up on its roof
The car then accelerates up the bank, crashing into trees before flipping over and sliding down the berm onto the roof before coming to rest in the hard shoulder.
After pulling open the driver’s door with the help of other passersby, the driver was found unconscious and struggling to breathe with his face pressed against the roof of the overturned car.
The seatbelt was cut and witnesses cleared the man’s airway before emergency services arrived.
“It was only after that that all the feelings came out,” he said. “My wife in the passenger seat was very upset from the moment it all happened until some time after.
“Every day I pass by the scene and keep seeing the accident in front of me. It has had an effect on my driving behaviour, I always drive slower now.’
The driver suffered a medical episode in the southbound carriageway accident in June. The police have not filed any charges.
Bryn Brooker, head of road safety at dash cam manufacturer Next basesaid: ‘These images are a vivid reminder of the unexpected events that can occur on our roads and the potential dangers that can arise.
Dashcams serve as impartial witnesses in situations like these, providing a clear and factual account of the events. They play a vital role not only in identifying errors, but also in providing a comprehensive understanding of how incidents are unfolding, which can be extremely important in insurance claims and legal proceedings.
“While the circumstances behind this particular incident may not be immediately apparent from the video alone, it does emphasize the importance of driving carefully and staying alert to the behavior of others on the road.”
The entire incident was captured on dramatic dash cam footage showing the car on the roof near the hard shoulder