CCTV footage showed the red van swerving between lanes and hitting a number of vehicles, during the incident in Birmingham on July 1, before finally grinding to a halt on the hard shoulder.

Fiscal depute Rebecca Clark said: "He was swerving across the carriageway, crossing the central white lines on a number of occasions.

"And because of this she made a swerving manoeuvre and she ended up driving into the path of oncoming traffic, resulting in a collision with another vehicle.

Last month, citing official statistics, Gulf News reported that sudden lane swerving caused 438 accidents in the UAE last year, leading to the death of 59 people, while 495 were injured.

Fiscal depute, Lindsey Brooks said: "It was around 3.10am when the accused was driving at the locus and was seen to be driving erratically, swerving into lanes without warning.

A substantial drop of 52.8 per cent was reported in traffic accidents caused due to sudden swerving in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in 2017.

If you've been driving in the streets of Metro Manila for some time, you've probably been apprehended at least once for any or a combination of these violations: 'Overspeeding' or 'speeding,' 'swerving,' 'abrupt lane change,' and 'reckless driving.' And you've most likely paid dearly for that when you retrieve your confiscated license.

A motorist who was killed when his car spun out of control and flipped onto its roof had been swerving through traffic "recklessly", Dubai Police have said.

This van demolished a lamp-post on Bradley Road, Huddersfield, after swerving to avoid a cat

It is believed the evasive action taken by the off-duty garda in swerving may have saved Mr Shinnor's life.

Stuart Graham, mitigating, said the swerving hadn't been deliberate as Somerville was concentrating to much on his girlfriend driving the car behind.

@NWPControlroom tweeted: "Male changing tyre in lane 1 e/bound...vehicles swerving to avoid."

"It does not appear that the Range Rover was struck by the other vehicle before swerving off the road.

"We've told our learner drivers to ignore the potholes but they keep swerving. For us it's more important that they keep in the right lane.

RESIDENTS living in a street where a motorcyclist died after swerving to avoid a car have called on the council to make it a one-way street.