A US highway patrolman's dashcam captured the moment a semi-truck skidded out of control and crashed into a barrier, narrowly avoiding oncoming traffic.<br /><br />Footage shows the heavy goods vehicle losing control and swerving across one lane before veering into the grass median and approaching oncoming traffic.<br /><br />The Highway Patrol in Oklahoma released video from Trooper Adam Wood’s vehicle.<br /><br />The incident happened on Interstate 40, about a mile east of Vian in Sequoyah County, at around 9:45 am.<br /><br />The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said: "This could have been so much worse!<br /><br />"The semi driver was ticketed for traveling at a speed not reasonable and proper for the road conditions. <br /><br />"He lost control on the slick bridge but luckily was not injured. <br /><br />"The cable barrier did its job and probably saved some lives today. <br /><br />"The posted speed limit is the limit for ideal conditions, not slick and hazardous."<br /><br />The footage was captured on February 2.
