Chilling moment woman dodges out-of-control lorry

This is the chilling moment a woman dodges an out-of-control lorry just in the nick of time before it ploughs into two parked cars. The heart-stopping dashcam footage shows the vehicle hurtling into a layby on the A34 southbound, leaving two people seriously injured.

Tracey Hosker, 35, was driving a box van along the Oxfordshire road towards Southampton Port, where it was to be sent abroad, when the van's brakes failed. The horrifying video, released by Thames Valley Police, shows the van ploughing into parked cars in a layby. Two victims both suffered serious injuries, a court heard.

A shocking clip also shows a woman, who was a passenger, narrowly missing the out-of-control vehicle as she jumps out of her car just seconds before the collision.

The driver of this car appeared to open their door in a bid to dodge the hurtling lorry, but quickly thought otherwise and shut it as the out-of-control vehicle edged closer and closer.

The vehicle then smashed into the parked cars, with one propelled into a field next to the road, while the other was blasted out of the dashcam's frame completely.

The lorry eventually came to a grinding halt among a cluster of trees, with surrounding cars all grinding to a stop, with debris scattered across the road.

Hosker has now faced sentencing, following the shocking incident on January 11 last year, reports OxfordMail.

The defendant, of Windmill Hill, Runcorn, admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving on the A34 between the Peartree and Botley Interchanges in Oxford.

At Oxford Crown Court earlier this year, she got a 22-month custodial sentence, suspended for 24 months, and a four-year driving ban.

Hosker will also need to take an extended re-test to drive again and was told to complete 10 days of community.

Police sergeant, Paul Diamond of the Joint Operations Commercial Vehicle Unit, said: "Drivers and exporters must understand that exemptions do not mean immunity from road safety laws.

"The risks posed by these defective vehicles are significant, not just to the drivers themselves, but to everyone sharing the road.

"Thames Valley Police continues to work with partner agencies to identify and stop unsafe vehicles before they reach the port.

"Anyone with information about unsafe vehicle movements or concerns about road safety is encouraged to contact police via the non-emergency number 101 or report online."