A dramatic video clip has surfaced from the Ohio Department of Transportation, showcasing an incredibly close call on an Ohio highway when a car barely missed a driver by inches on Monday.
The incident occurred on Columbus’ I-670, where the driver was standing beside his SUV, positioned adjacent to the traffic flow after evidently colliding with a highway barrier.
In the footage, a sedan can be seen veering towards both the man and his vehicle. Reacting swiftly, he leaps onto the highway median just as the sedan crashes forcefully into his SUV, capturing a tense moment of near-miss tragedy.
First responders attend to the scene of a crash along Ohio’s Highway 670. (Ohio Department of Transportation)
In a 911 call reported by ABC6 news, it was revealed that during the collision, a passenger was inside the SUV.
The passenger told 911 operators that their vehicle had lost a tire and hit the highway divider before the crash.
“It’s off to the side but we are right in the turnstile, and it’s really worrying me because we’re going to get hit,” the passenger told operators, according to ABC6.
Vehicles drive on Interstate 670 near the Cleveland Avenue bridge on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (USA Today Network via Reuters Connect)
News Media contacted the Ohio Department of Transportation for updates on the conditions of the passengers involved.
A department spokesman highlighted the incident as a safety lesson, noting that the lane the impacted vehicle was in was closed and should not have had any other cars driving in it.
Ohio Department of Transportation Alexandria Outpost on Aug. 1, 2026, in Alexandria, Ohio. (USA Today Network via Reuters Connect)
“There will be a green arrow over it if it’s opened, a red X if it is closed. In this case, it was an emergency shoulder, so the person who crashed was stopped on the shoulder of the highway. They were doing the right thing. There should be nobody driving in that lane,” Ohio Department of Transportation press secretary Matt Bruning told reporters.
The emergency lane, Bruning explained to News Media, was a “SmartLane,” a highway feature in Ohio that allows the state to convert the wide shoulder into a temporary travel lane as needed. The SmartLane was closed at the time of the crash.
“Don’t drive in a closed lane. If you are going to drive on the highway, allow that extra space between you and the vehicle in front of you so you have time to react and space to react if something might happen,” Bruning concluded.