Traffic cam catches cyclist narrowly escaping car crash

Polish police have released traffic camera footage which shows a cyclist catching a very lucky break.

In the video, which was captured on Friday in northeastern Poland, a cyclist can be seen traveling from the left side of the street to the right using a crosswalk. But just as the cyclist crosses the median, a Lexus plows through the red light.

As the Lexus runs the red light, a taxi enters the intersection on green and T-bones the car, pushing it out of the path of the cyclist and into a pole.

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In a post on the incident, police say that one passenger in the Lexus was injured and taken to the hospital, while the driver has been charged and will need to appear in court.

Fortunately, the cyclist made it out unscathed.