Dramatic video shows moment lorry almost collides with car just off M62 in Leeds

This dramatic footage shows the moment a lorry almost collides with a car at the traffic lights of a junction just off the M62.

The dramatic footage shows a vehicle pass through a green traffic light at the bottom of the eastbound exit slip road of the M62 at junction 27 for Gildersome in the early hours of Tuesday morning, when a lorry approaches from the left, causing the driver to stop in the middle of the carriageway.

Just before the incident took place.placeholder image
Just before the incident took place.

The driver of the lorry was reported.

In a tweet, motorway officer for West Yorkshire Police Martin WIllis said: "This video shows why it's always crucial to proceed through a junction with caution and keep your eyes on other traffic, even when you have a green traffic light!

"Luckily for me I did, otherwise that would have hurt! Driver reported."

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