The vehicle was later stopped by police and the driver was found to be suffering a ‘medical episode’
A video captures the frightening instance when a car, driving in the wrong direction on the A55, passes a HGV. The lorry driver was navigating the westbound lane of the A55 near the Bodelwyddan junction in the early hours of Friday, January 13.
The BM Transport driver was in the left lane when a car travelling eastwards approached in the outside lane of the same westbound carriageway. Fortunately, this car passed the lorry in the other lane.
The police were notified and officers were dispatched. The driver was later pulled over nearby and found to be experiencing a “medical episode”, reports North Wales Live. Stay in the know by making sure you’re receiving our daily newsletter
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A spokesperson for North Wales Police stated: “Shortly after 3am on the morning of Friday 13 January, we received reports of a vehicle being driven in an easterly direction along the westbound carriageway of the A55 at Bodelwyddan.
“Officers were dispatched and the elderly driver was found to be suffering from a medical episode. The driver’s licence has subsequently been revoked on medical grounds.”
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