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.
![Part of a vehicle being removed from the road after a serious crash on Smeaton's Hill, Northland, 2016.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WSQOMJ3BLWJRCN4357W6QFBE6E.jpg?auth=a92d5d5dad422a51bf829f9358de145a578a6caf234d9b06c444ccd488d34658&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The crash, which left two people seriously injured, occurred on Smeatons Hill about 8.30am on January 18, 2016.