Dashcam footage shows sickening moment car ploughs into side of van at 50mph after driver pulls out in front of it
- Dashcam footage captures impact of high-speed collision in Scotland
- Van pulls out into the path of oncoming car, leaving driver no time to react
- The impact shatters windscreen and leaves driver of car with whiplash
Dashcam footage has captured the moment a car travelling at 50mph ploughed into the side of a van in Scotland.
The clip, recorded in August last year, shows the moment the van pulls out into the path of the oncoming car less than 15 feet away, leaving the driver no time to avoid the collision.
The impact injures the driver and leaves his windscreen shattered as smoke pours from the engine.
The dashcam footage shows the car travelling along a road at 50mph - before a van pulls out in front of it
The van pulls out 15 feet away from the car, leaving the driver no time to avoid the collision
Despite the dashcam footage, which displays an incorrect date, providing clear evidence, the motorist claims the van driver's insurer has only just admitted liability eight months later.
The accident, which happened on the B743 Mauchline to Ayr road in Ayrshire, left the driver with whiplash and a written off car.
The impact of the collision shattered the windscreen and left the driver with whiplash
A spokesman for the AA said the incident demonstrated the need for drivers to fit dashcams
The driver, who did not wish to be identified, said: 'It still took ages to get sorted and it was only a few weeks ago the third parties' insurance admitted liability and the claim has finally been settled.
'I ended up with whiplash and a sore back for a few months. He didn't see me. As soon as the car going the other way passes, he pulls out.
'I think I was doing around 50 to 55mph and I didn't scrub off much speed as the ABS went nuts as I hit the brakes.'
The crash wrote off the car. The driver said the insurer of the van only admitted liability months later
A spokesman for the AA said the incident demonstrated the need for drivers to fit dashcams.
He said: 'This appears to be a straightforward case of the van driver not properly looking as the car approached or completely misjudging its speed.
'Most people would never be involved in a collision of this sort, but when it does happen it can make the process of establishing liability much more straightforward.
'Evidence from dash-cam recordings is accepted by both insurance companies and police.'
Sandy Allan, road safety manager in Scotland for The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said: 'Dashcams can provide useful evidence of people's driving, including your own, if you need to make an insurance claim.
'But don't be tempted to try to get footage of someone else's driving by deliberately following them or changing how you're driving.'
Police Scotland said the incident was being investigated.
The dashcam footage shows an incorrect date.
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