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Video captures driver’s close call on Highway 4 on Vancouver Island

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Close call on Highway 4 in Port Alberni caught on video
A close call involving an SUV was caught on video on Highway 4 on Vancouver Island last Friday. A witness said the incident was reported to RCMP.

Video shared with Global News shows a driver’s very close call on a Vancouver Island highway.

Just after 5 p.m. on Friday, a Global News viewer filmed an SUV on Highway 4 in Cathedral Grove, heading toward Port Alberni, pulling out to pass three other vehicles on a double solid yellow line and a blind curve in the road.

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The SUV then swerved back into its lane, just barely avoiding an oncoming vehicle.

The vehicle then carried on speeding along the highway, according to the witness.

They recorded the licence plate and reported the incident to the RCMP.

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