Moment speeding car hurtles wrong way through tunnel before crashing head-on with taxi

THIS is the shocking moment a speeding car crashes head-on with a taxi driver after driving the wrong way through a underpass. The terrifying hit-and-run collision between the reckless silver saloon and a black Mercedes Vito was caught on the dashcam of another driver. The reckless silver saloon crashed head-on with the Mercedes Vito Credit: AC NEWS The silver saloon was driving the wrong way through an underpass in North London Credit: AC NEWS The taxi was travelling on the inside lane of the 40mph Fore Street Tunnel underpass on the A406 North Circular in Edmonton, North London, when the saloon careered into it. The reckless driver was seen flashing his headlights at the cabbie, who swerved to avoid the collision, alongside a silver SUV that was travelling on the outside lane. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Slamming on the brakes to try and avoid the crash, the Mercedes was shunted into the vehicle travelling behind it, which recorded the horror crash, while the dangerous driver sped off. The cabbie was seen opening the door of his vehicle as the dashcam driver and a silver Ford Transit pulled over to assist him. Reacting to the shocking footage, one local said: “The driver’s late swerve likely reduced the impact, but in a tunnel, there’s no escape route, and the collision is heavy.” They urged anyone with information to contact the police, adding: “This is why wrong-way driving is so feared, there’s nowhere to go.” Slamming on the brakes, the Mercedes was shunted into the vehicle travelling behind it Credit: AC NEWS The crash took place at 3.08am on July 9 on the A406 North Circular Credit: AC NEWS Elsewhere, Steve Hodge, from nearby Woodford Green and a taxi driver of over four decades, described the smash, which took place at 3.08am on July 9, as “scary”. The Sun approached The Met Police and London Ambulance Service for comment. Most read in The Sun