Watch shocking moment Leeds cyclist narrowly avoids head-on crash with car on wrong side of Elland Road

This is the shocking moment a Leeds cyclist was also struck by a car being driven on the wrong side of Elland Road.

James Holden, 41, was driving towards Cemetery Road in Holbeck when he noticed the red car on the wrong side of the road.

James, an IT consultant from Leeds, was just inches from being hit by the vehicle - with no obvious reason for the manoeuvre.

He said it was one of the worst pieces of driving he had witnessed while on the road.

Video footage shows the car almost striking the cyclistplaceholder image
Video footage shows the car almost striking the cyclist

James said: "I capture some dodgy driving every day, but this is about the worst I've seen in a long time.

"Usually it is just people pulling out or changing lanes without looking, or passing very close."

James said he thought he was going to be hit.

He added: "It was quite a shock.

"I thought they'd taken a wide turn pulling out of somewhere, but watching the video later it showed them coming down road the whole way."

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