'We were a few metres from death': Driver's terror after lorry swerves across M62 and smashes into van - before fleeing
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDashcam footage captures the gut-wrenching moment a giant lorry swerves across four motorway lanes and mangles a van against the central reservation.
Danny Walsh and fellow tradie Rick Webster were left shocked and angry after the HGV crossed into their lane without indicating as they drove to work from Manchester along the M62 near Bradford, West Yorkshire, last month.
But anger turned to fear when the lorry continued to drift across until it crushed the front of their van and dragged the two pals along the central reservation before 'driving away'. READ MORE: Nurse who drives 550 miles a week for work and her kids is BANNED as desperate pleas fall on deaf ears The dramatic video shows Danny, 53, move to the outside lane to avoid a collision before the pair realise they are being trapped by the much larger vehicle.
Less than two seconds later, the front of the van's passenger side is crumpled by the lorry's impact - slamming them against the central reservation as it continues down the busy motorway.
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