A truckie has captured footage of a ute nearly being taken out by a truck.

The video shows a white ute crossing over to the other side of the road in an attempt to overtake a truck.

But he narrowly misses being hit by another oncoming truck.

Watch the video below

A close call this afternoon. I really do wonder what this clown thought he would achieve. pic.twitter.com/BfynbJa5EQ

— Mike Williams (Oz) (@theoztrucker) February 13, 2020