A MOTORIST thought it was extremely “strange” to see a car driving the wrong way down a busy part of the A120.

A video captured by a driver shows a car heading in the wrong direction along the A120 near Coggeshall.

The vehicle is seen coming up the A120 in the opposite direction of the traffic which is heading along the road from Braintree to Colchester.

Alarmingly, the car moves into the B1024 Coggeshall junction slip road to avoid oncoming vehicles.

Moments before - a still from the dashcam footage as the van in front starts to brakeMoments before - a still from the dashcam footage as the van in front starts to brake (Image: Public) A concerned motorist, who wishes to remain anonymous, captured the shocking footage on his dashcam at around 5.20pm.

A van in front had to use its brakes when it spotted the oncoming driver.

He said: “To be honest it was just strange, how they could miss the turn.

“Although I don’t know how long they were driving on the wrong side of the road for.

“Of course, it was alarming and dangerous.

“The driver should have paid a lot more attention.

“Luckily everyone stopped behind us.

"If there were one or two less cars on the road and someone wanted to change to the turning lane at the permitted speed, then this situation could have been much more serious."