Footage of a truck (slowly) overtaking another truck in the face of oncoming traffic on the N1 in the Western Cape has been published online.
The video was reportedly captured on the N1 near Laingsburg.
It shows one truck attempting to overtake another, with the latter pulling over onto the yellow line. But the overtaking truck struggles to accelerate past, and motorists travelling in the opposite direction are forced to take evasive action and move over into the emergency lane.
Eventually, after nearly a minute and a half, the dangerous overtaking manoeuvre is complete. Watch the footage above…