This is the moment a reckless driver almost caused a head-on collision by trying to overtake a taxi on a blind corner. Terrifying footage shows the motorist, driving a red Toyota Yaris, attempt the wild manoeuvre on a country road near North Berwick, East Lothian, on Sunday, July 17.Oncoming drivers were forced to slam on their brakes and veer onto the grass verge to avoid a serious crash.
Another motorist, who was driving behind the Yaris, captured the incident on his dash-cam.The video shows the Toyota driver pulling out into the right hand side of the road on a narrow country road.
They then slowly drive along the wrong side of the road in an attempt to overtake the black cab in front.As the Yaris approaches a bend in the road, a black car is shown coming around the corner and heading straight towards the overtaking car.
The two vehicles are then just inches away from crashing head-on into each other, before the quick-thinking approaching driver swerves to the left and onto a grass verge.Another white car is also forced to slam on the brakes as the Toyota squeezes through both directions of traffic to avoid a collision.
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