Heart-stopping moment man desperately clings to MOVING CAR as it barrels down dual carriageway terrifying onlookers

THIS is the shocking moment a man desperately clings to a moving car as it barrels down a dual carriageway.

Disturbing dashcam footage taken on the A48 into Cardiff revealed a man laying across the windscreen and bonnet of a black vehicle.

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Horrified onlookers told they had to "triple take" as the incident unfolded at around 2pm on Wednesday.

CCTV showed the motor crawling through heavy traffic as a man sits on top.

The video clip also shows how the windshield has been smashed.

Cops confirmed the 74-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of assault.

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He remains at Cardiff Bay police station while investigations are ongoing.

A South Wales Police spokesman said: "At around 2.45pm yesterday, police in Cardiff were called to an incident on the westbound carriageway of the A48 approaching the University Hospital of Wales following a report of a man holding onto the front of a car as it travelled along the road.

"The 74-year-old male driver of the car was arrested on suspicion of assault and is currently at Cardiff Bay police station.

"The matter remains under investigation."

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This comes as other horrifying moments have been caught on camera.

CCTV footage revealed how a £50,000 Mercedes EV burst into flames on a driveway, before the fire spread to a family home.

The car had been sitting out in the open for 10 hours and wasn't even charging when it "spontaneously exploded".

Elsewhere, the shocking moment a pilot miraculously survives after his helicopter crashes into a plane left viewers baffled.

The black Robinson R44 helicopter span out of control as it approached its garage and tried to land.

Meanwhile, another terrifying encounter on camera showed how a schoolboy was pinned to the ground and savaged by a “pitbull-type” dog as the owner battled to pull the hound off.

Disturbing footage showed how Abdul Waheed Akhtar, 14, desperately fought the muscular canine as it tore into him on Monday.

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