Heart-stopping moment SUV turns onto road and sideswipes approaching van causing it to veer into oncoming traffic and miss pickup truck by inches
- Footage shows a SUV turning into an occupied lane in Piedmont, Oklahoma
- It sideswipes a van which veers into oncoming traffic just missing another car
- The van tips up on two wheels as it hits the curb and smoke erupts from the back
This is the shocking moment an SUV sideswipes a van causing it to veer into oncoming traffic.
Footage shows a red SUV turning left across traffic and going into the outside lane in Piedmont, Oklahoma.
A red van was already occupying that lane and as SUV crashes into its side in the accident just outside of Oklahoma City.
Footage shows the red SUV sidewipe the van in Piedmont, Oklahoma causing the van to swerve and crash into the curb
There are tyre marks left on the road and on the grass from where the van careered over to the oncoming traffic
The van almost tips on its side as it careers over to the opposite side of the road and crashes into the curb
Footage shows a red SUV turning left across traffic and going into the outside lane where it was already occupied by a red van
As the van loses control it crosses in front of the SUV and the vehicles make a loud thud as they collide.
In the shocking video the van swerves into oncoming traffic its brake screech as it crashes into the curb narrowly missing a white pickup truck in front.
It tips up on two wheels as it hits the grass at the curb side and as it hits the ground smoke starts erupting from back of the vehicle.
The front of the SUV appears to have been damaged in the accident and the driver gets out of the vehicle following the accident.
There are tyre marks over the road and on the grass from where the van careered over to the other side.
As the smoke from the van clears, a police vehicle drives towards the scene.
Smoke erupts from the back of the van after it crashes into the curb on the other side of the road
The front of the SUV appears to be damaged after the van passes in front of it and the cars collide
The man driving the vehicle where the camera footage has been obtained exclaims: ‘Oh my God!’ as the accident unfolds.
He said: ‘The red van was carried off in an ambulance. SUV was an old lady. She was fine.
‘The sheriff was a few hundred feet behind. All first responders were right around the corner and on the scene very fast.’
The accident happened on July 20 at around 3:43pm.
The man driving the vehicle where the camera footage has been obtained exclaims: ‘Oh my God!’ as the accident unfolds
As the smoke clears after the accident on July 20 at around 3:43pm a police vehicle attends the scene
The red SUV pulls out into the outside lane and sideswipes a red van that is already occupying that lane