A dashcam camera captured the hair-raising moment a driver narrowly avoided crashing after swerving off a busy road.

The vehicle was seen heading down the middle lane of the M60 near Manchester when the driver decided on a last-minute route change.

Despite the highway being busy with other cars and lorries, it veered towards an off-ramp, missing a barrier by a couple of feet.

The reckless driver managed to squeeze behind another car with just a few millimetres to spare.

The motorist who witnessed it, and did not want to be named, said: ‘It was on October 10 at about 2 pm in the afternoon, and I was just coming back from Wakefield.

‘I was on the M60 moving clockwise, coming up to the M61 junction, and the car in front had already cut me up a little bit.

‘Then the next minute, out of absolutely nowhere, he comes flying in front of me.

‘I couldn’t quite believe what he did – I just don’t know how he didn’t crash his car.

The black vehicle crosses road marking and narrowly avoids a barrier and another car to make it to the slip road (Picture: SWNS)

‘I could see water splash up on his windscreen, and credit to the car in front of him that managed to move out of the way.

‘He then sped up at that point and flew off in the direction of Kearsley. I don’t think he wanted to be picked up.

‘That’s definitely up there with the worst driving I have ever seen on the motorway, touch wood.’

The motorist who filmed the footage later posted his clip on Facebook group North West Dash Cam Videos.

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The terrifying moment was captured on dashcam.