A MOTORIST had a near miss after a car travelling on the wrong side of the A55 whizzed past them. 

The incident occurred on the expressway near Holywell on Saturday night. 

Footage courtesy of Andrew Shepley

The footage shows a car appear out of the darkness pass the oncoming car on the outside lane on the eastbound carriageway.

The matter was reported to North Wales Police, which reportedly was unable to locate to the vehicle in question. 

After the footage was posted on an A55 Facebook group, dozens of people commented on the "terrifying" incident. 

One person said: "How does this happen? So scary. I really don't understand how someone can join a dual carriageway the wrong way?"

Another added: "Thought I’d seen it all on the A55 but this is definitely one of the scariest. So many terrible and dangerous drivers on the A55."

Others described it as "crazy", "absolutely shocking" and "ridiculous". 

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