An elderly couple was lucky to survive a terrifying crash captured on dash cam footage.
Video of the incident was released by Queensland Police on Monday. It shows a vehicle carrying the couple, aged 69 and 72, driving along the Bruce Highway near Townsville.
A second vehicle speeds past a truck on the wrong side of the road before swerving to avoid a collision, only to crash at high speed into the elderly couple's vehicle.
![Moment before the impact.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4F4FWOR4XYK5X2JLJOM3ZGNJOI.jpg?auth=90179fc711cede83a705586bc3a374b32eb0e02811545563ca5787347097bcce&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
Both cars crash into the side of the road, one flipping a number of times. Dash cam footage from a truck following close behind reveals the full scale of the incident.