Mercedes spins out of control on rain-soaked bypass and narrowly misses another car as it smashes into petrol station forecourt
- A driver seemingly lost control of a car and crashed into a BP garage in Swanley
- Video footage shows a black Mercedes spin across the rain-soaked A20 bypass
- The car narrowly misses another vehicle turning into the petrol station forecourt
- It crashes into a petrol pump and another parked car before coming to a halt
Shocking footage has emerged showing a driver seemingly lose control of a Mercedes on a rain-soaked bypass before crashing into a petrol station and hitting another parked car.
A driver reportedly lost control of a car on the A20 bypass in Swanley before spinning off the soaking wet road and crashing into a BP petrol station.
Footage shows the black Mercedes seemingly lose control and spin across the lanes at speed towards the petrol station.
Footage shows a driver seemingly losing control of a black Mercedes on the A20 bypass in Swanley, before spinning off the rain-soaked road
The Mercedes narrowly missed another vehicle, which was indicating to turn into the BP petrol station, and spun at speed towards the forecourt
The car slides across the road and narrowly avoids crashing into another car, which is indicating to turn into the BP petrol station forecourt.
The Mercedes then smashes into one of the pumps in the forecourt, sending advertising boards flying.
The vehicle also crashes at speed into a blue car, which is parked next to the petrol station, before coming to a halt at an angle.
Other cars, which were following the Mercedes on the road, are seen turning into the station after the crash.
The car crashes into a petrol pump and a car parked outside the station side on, before coming to a halt at an angle
In the video, the driver gets out of the vehicle following the crash and is seemingly unharmed after the shocking incident
The driver is seen getting out of the car and is seemingly unharmed after the incident.
The video was posted on Facebook by Nick Medhurst, where it was then shared by shocked social media users more than 2,000 times.
It is not known what caused the incident, but one social media commented that it looked like the car ‘aquaplaned’, where layer of water builds up between a vehicle’s tyres and the surface of the road beneath causing a lack of traction.