Shaken drivers have 'near death experience' as motorist drives wrong way down busy dual carriageway at rush hour
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Motorists on a busy dual carriageway had a 'near death experience' yesterday morning after a driver drove the wrong way down the A30 in Cornwall.
Bus driver Jimmers Thomas said he was en route to work on the eastbound A30 between Chiverton Cross and Camborne in Cornwall when he spotted brake lights of cars suddenly flash on ahead of him.
Unbelievably, a driver in a Nissan Micra was driving towards the oncoming traffic - all travelling at speed on the busy road.
Mr Thomas told Cornwall Live: "This little car bumbled past obliviously. I was very lucky to meet it by a layby where the road was wider, it's unbelievable that nobody was hurt."
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He added that the car had a chance to pull in, but didn't seem interest in stopping.
"Half a mile up the road I saw the police traffic car heading towards the scene, so I knew it would be stopped one way or another."
Mr Thomas only realised that he had caught the drama unfolding when he had finished his shift and checked the bus's dash cam, which is constantly recording, reports the Plymouth Herald.
He has posted the YouTube clip to the Facebook page 'Parking Like a T*t in Cornwall' and it has already been viewed nearly 100 times. Jason Griffiths also posted this scary video with some strong language from this morning to Facebook, which has been viewed more than 260 times.
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Meanwhile others were just glad they managed to escape unharmed after being caught up in the incident.
Tom Pickard said he was "gobsmacked" by the scene.
Meanwhile Adrian Edwards posted: "OMG just had a near-death experience; we were driving up the A30 and suddenly there was a purple Micra coming down the wrong way in the fast lane we only just missed it as there was a van in front of us had Ivy in the car too, s*** me up big time I'm shaking!!!!!"
Devon and Cornwall Police said s 58-year-old woman from St Merryn was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and has been police bailed until the 24 April pending further enquiries.