A video has captured the shocking moment when a driver attempted to overtake a tanker on the A82 by dangerously veering onto the wrong side of the carriage into oncoming traffic.
Footage shows the black Ford travelling northbound following a tanker and braking several times. The vehicle then speeds up, overtaking the tanker and veering off onto the other side of the carriageway.
It show an HGC driver travelling southbound on the other side of the road as it flashes its lights and slows down while the car continues to drive head-on towards it, the Daily Record reports.
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The car then brakes and slows down before pulling towards a grass verge as the vehicles approach each other. Fortunately, no one was injured in the heart-stopping incident.
Kevan Whitelaw, who caught the shocking moment on his dashcam, said four elderly people were in the vehicle, which attempted to pass a lorry near the junction of the A817 Garelochhead road on Friday, January 13.
Speaking to the Record, he said: "I was so shocked, I couldn't believe it. I was concerned for the four elderly people in the car. Thankfully it wasn't dark and the oncoming traffic reacted.
"I don't understand why the car didn't overtake the tanker before, there were plenty of opportunities."
Lorry driver Archie Miller, who took evasive action when the rogue vehicle drove towards him on the wrong side of the road said: "The auld boy in the car was a bit confused. Good job one of us was paying attention."
The video has now racked up more than 11,000 views on Facebook, and people were quick to voice their thoughts on the reckless road-user.
Kenny MacLaurin said: "Lost count of the amount of deaths on the A82, between Dumbarton to the top of Loch Lomond."
Mark Miller wrote: "This is insane. I dread to think what could have happened if the lorry driver wasn’t on the ball. The driver should have their licence taken off them immediately. Every day you hear about fatalities on our roads and with lunacy like this it’s no wonder.
Richard Skell Hobson said: "Some people really shouldn’t be on the road."
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