VIDEO: Dashcam Footage Highlights Dangerous Overtaking on All Saints Road

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Reckless driving continues to pose a serious danger on the nation’s roads, and a recently circulated dashcam video has reignited concerns about risky driving behaviour and its potentially deadly consequences.

The video, now making rounds on social media, shows the driver of a white Mazda CX-5 travelling east on All Saints Road overtaking another vehicle around the LICs Limited curve, an area known to motorists for its limited visibility and heightened risk.

VIDEO: Dashcam Footage Highlights Dangerous Overtaking on All Saints Road

As the driver pulls out to pass, an oncoming westbound vehicle suddenly comes into view, forcing a near head-on collision. Only a split-second reaction prevented what could have been a major crash, drawing alarmed reactions from viewers online.

While traffic accidents are frequently shared after they occur, the underlying causes are often left unexamined. Dashcam footage, however, continues to provide clear insight into the reckless decisions that lead to many of these incidents, exposing dangerous overtaking, impatience, and disregard for road conditions.

Motorists and road safety advocates have pointed out that curves and blind spots require extra caution, warning that overtaking in such areas significantly increases the likelihood of fatal accidents. Many have also called for stronger enforcement and greater accountability for drivers who engage in such behaviour.

Authorities continue to urge drivers to exercise patience, obey traffic laws, and prioritize safety over haste. As this video demonstrates, a single reckless move can place multiple lives at risk, serving as a sobering reminder that dangerous driving remains a persistent and preventable problem on the country’s roads.

Cory Wayland

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Comments (13)

  • Concerned Antiguan February 4, 2026, 11:16 AM

    Dashcam don’t lie. This is why insurance rates high and families hurting.
  • Informed citizen February 3, 2026, 10:11 PM

    All Saints Road is already busy and unpredictable. Dangerous overtaking only adds to the risk and puts everyone in harm’s way.
  • Dotdot February 3, 2026, 4:59 PM

    This is the norm in Antigua. Why pekpl3 so shocked? Its everyday living here…
  • Ben simmons February 3, 2026, 4:53 PM

    Reckless driving isn’t an accident. It’s a choice
  • Antiguan February 3, 2026, 4:41 PM

    Police cant be everywhere
  • Ash February 3, 2026, 3:56 PM

    Every week it’s the same thing speeding, overtaking on curves, then blaming “bad luck” after
  • Apex Jones February 3, 2026, 12:27 PM

    Prople do nonsense in that area all the time. Someone overtook me on the left in that same location just the other day
  • Elijah February 3, 2026, 11:32 AM

    The scary part is how normal this behaviour has become
  • Don February 3, 2026, 10:29 AM

    Police need to patrol that area more. Too many close calls
  • The Half-lucky Black Cat February 3, 2026, 10:26 AM

    The police need to stop urging people to act right on the roads and enforce the consequences!!
    Going home last night after taking my child hospital and slowed to make a right turn but the car behind me was over taking me while also being overtaken by the car behind it. I could only stand and wait for them to pass
  • Anonymous February 3, 2026, 10:10 AM

    What about those vehicles that are running an overtaking without backlights? Plus no indicator just doing some reckless things.
  • Driver February 3, 2026, 10:01 AM

    If there are no police patrols anywhere to be found this will continue. No officers to assist with traffic build up at junctions or with the amount of violations.
  • Car watcher February 3, 2026, 9:57 AM

    Only one vehicle? That’s rare. I usually see cars overtaking 4 in a row!!!

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