Footage showing a super car reaching speeds of 60-70mph on a major Preston road has landed the driver in trouble with police.

YouTube clips shared widely on social media showed the Mercedes tearing down Garstang Road.

Starting up at the Broughton roundabout the reckless driving is capturing during the near two minutes of video.

The car drives at terrifying speeds through Fulwood – tailgating drivers, pulling out into oncoming traffic and at one point having to go onto the other side of the road to avoid a crash.

As the drivers approaches the junction of Aqueduct Street and North Road the car skids with the driver nearly losing control.

Lancashire Police took action after the clip surfaced on YouTube and was shared on the ‘Idiot Drivers Caught’ Facebook page.

The video was posted on the R35addict YouTube channel with the title THIS E63 AMG NEARLY KILLED ME.

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On Friday 9 June the driver of the car was pulled over near the BP petrol station in Blackpool Road.

The silver Mercedes was seized, the driver disqualified and also arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.

The video featuring the Mercedes took place on the same day an Audi crashed in Eastway following a super car meet in late May.