THE A361 in Devizes almost saw another crash yesterday, after a driver carried out an 11-car overtake.
Wiltshire Police said that it nearly caused a fatal incident, and the vehicle was stopped with the driver reported straight to court.
The town has faced several driving incidents recently, with another one of its most recent issues being the crash in the centre which took place yesterday.
The incident occurred on the A361, causing traffic issues for the drivers nearby.
RPU thought the throttle must have been stuck open on this Picasso as officers observed it do an 11 (yes 11) car overtake on the A361 Devizes, past the scene of a recent fatal and it nearly causes another head on collision! Vehicle stopped and driver reported straight to court! pic.twitter.com/zdv7s0Uqil
— Wilts Specialist Ops (@WiltsSpecOps) August 10, 2022
An ambulance was called to the scene, with warnings given that delays would also be expected.
A man in his 80s was also killed in a crash with a lorry on the A361 on July 17.
The pensioner suffered fatal injuries after the smash involving his Range Rover Evoque and a lorry on the A361 between Beckhampton and Devizes and died at the scene.
The road ended up being shut in both directions again and was expected to stay closed at the time between the Beckhampton roundabout and the junction with Blacklands.
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