Dramatic dashcam video has surfaced showing a motorist avoiding a serious crash by the narrowest of margins on a notorious stretch of Northland highway.
The driver on his way to work in Whangarei captured the terrifying few seconds and shows a car losing control and skidding metres away from the driver when a car on the opposite side of the road then smashes into the car in front.
The driver dodged both cars as they headed towards him.
The crash, which left two people seriously injured, occurred on Smeatons Hill about 8.30am on January 18, 2016.