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‘Distracted’ BMW driver ploughs into back of emergency patrol truck

Published 12 April 2019
By James Allen
Starting footage of a BMW hurtling into the back of an emergency patrol vehicle has been released by New York's Department of Transportation.

Car windscreen smashed on highway by flying bin

A Dallas driver's dash cam filmed the remarkable moment an unsecured bin was launched into the air and struck the car's windscreen.
Published 10 December 2018
Video: Police officer takes evasive action in head-on near-miss with lorry

Police officer avoids head-on crash with lorry

A traffic officer in Oklahoma avoided a potentially horrific crash, after avoiding a lorry that was overtaking other cars in a no-passing zone.
Published 03 December 2018
Vintage aircraft crashes on highway in California

Video: Classic plane in German WWII livery crashes

A classic aircraft dressed in the livery of a WWII aeroplane from the German Luftwaffe crashed on a highway in the United States of America.
Published 24 October 2018

Video: Quick-thinking motorists revive driver

With the help of some quick-thinking samaritans, a motorist in Illinois managed to survive crashing upside down in a roadside reservoir.
Published 04 September 2018
Truck shoves Mercedes sports car down motorway

Video: Truck shoves Mercedes a mile down motorway

Police in Texas are investigating an unusual incident where a lorry shunted a Mercedes convertible for a mile along a highway.
Published 24 August 2018
People sent flying as car smashes into stationary pick-up truck in Toronto

Video: People sent flying in Canadian SUV smash

Footage from a recovery vehicle captured the shocking moment two cars came together on a highway in south-eastern Canada, scattering people...
Published 13 August 2018
Truck driver narrowly avoids flying shed wreckage on highway

Video: Lorry driver narrowly avoids flying camper

A lorry driver in Nebraska, USA managed to avoid a potentially nasty incident, after what appears to be the roof and walls of a DIY camper flew.
Published 25 July 2018

Video: Aquaplaning car has near miss on highway

A couple of Canadian motorists narrowly avoided a scary head-on crash, after a car aquaplaned at nearly 70mph on a sodden stretch of highway.
Published 21 July 2018

Video: Plane makes emergency landing on US highway

A light aircraft made an emergency landing on a major highway in the US, after failing to land at a nearby airport in central Illinois.
Published 16 July 2018
Police officer nearly run over on US highway hard shoulder

Video: Police officer nearly run over in US

A police officer in Texas had a very close shave recently, after nearly being run over on the hard shoulder of a US highway.
Published 16 July 2018