The vision, captured in the riverside suburb of Toowong and posted on social media yesterday, shows a white Volkswagen cruising on the opposite side of the road before crashing into an oncoming car.
The hatchback then rolled onto its side, narrowly missing a nearby pedestrian.
It is the latest in a series of recent traffic accidents along the country’s east coast.
Dashcam footage of the incident showed the white van heading into a median strip, in an alleged attempt to pass traffic at an intersection ahead.