Catastrophe narrowly avoided in extremely dangerous highway stunt

Heart-stopping dashcam footage has captured a driver cheating death by mere centimetres in an extremely dangerous highway manoeuvre.

Wild dashcam footage has captured the moment a car swerved onto the opposite side of the road, appearing to narrowly miss another vehicle in Victoria.

In footage released by Victoria Police, a black Holden Captiva can be seen driving down the opposite side of Penshurst-Warrnambool Road in Minhamite, over three hours from Melbourne, at 3.15pm last Saturday.

Police said it’s understood the car was attempting to overtake a truck on the single-lane road at the time.

In a terrifying close call, the car then appears to notice an oncoming vehicle, before completely swerving off the road and onto the nearby grassland.

It’s understood the car was attempting to overtake a truck when it swerved onto the wrong side of the road. Picture: Supplied/Victoria Police

Moments later the car completely veered off the road, ahead of an oncoming vehicle. Picture: Supplied/Victoria Police

Officers were told a Hyundai Getz had to take “evasive action to avoid hitting the Holden”.

“The Holden continued driving south towards Warrnambool,” police said in a statement.

A Hyundai Getz had to take “evasive action to avoid hitting the Holden”. Picture: Supplied/Victoria Police

Police have released footage of the incident said they are investigating a report of dangerous driving.

Police believe the driver may be able to assist with their inquiries.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Originally published as Catastrophe narrowly avoided in extremely dangerous highway stunt