Dash cam footage captures New Zealand resident Matt driving his red vehicle on a two lane highway.
Admitting he fell asleep at the wheel, the vision shows the car immediately drifting into the wrong lane, driving several hundred metres along a bank of grass while building speed.
Dash cam footage captured the moment the red vehicle drifts into the opposite lane
Just seconds before the vehicle is set to collide with a telegraph pole the driver appears to regain consciousness.
Matt steers his vehicle back onto the road, having narrowly avoided a fatal incident, and then appears to pull over to recover from the close call.