Be that an accident you or someone else is involved with or even some paranormal footage or mysterious creature

Dash cams have rapidly grown in popularity over the years and here we look at five instances where terrifying events were caught on them

Trans-asia, Airways flight 235 on

February the 4th 2015 a plane took off from Taipei, Songshan Airport

heading to Kinmen a

Taiwanese island off the coast of mainland Fujian the aircraft was carrying 53 passengers and 5 crew

Shortly after takeoff the pilots reported an engine flameout in one of his two engines

This in itself is not a problem as the aircraft is more than capable of flying with one engine

However in an extraordinary act of incompetence the pilot responded by pulling back on the throttle

Not of the failing engine, but mistakenly of the working engine this caused the aircraft to stall

Although the pilot didn't notice until two minutes later, and although he was able to restore some power. It was too late

This incredible video was caught on dashcam as the plane banked sharply

clipping a taxi before crashing into the Keelung River of

The 58 people on board only 15 survived and two people on the ground also sustained injuries

the inquiry into the accident revealed that the pilot had failed flight simulator tests just a few months before and

had received additional training

He was also known for being nervous and hasty. It was concluded the accident was caused by pilot error

Roadblock I saw this video a while back and it's always creeped me out in

2014 Ivan tucked-in was driving along the i-78 in New Jersey

When he could see ahead two cones blocking the road it

Seemed odd

As there were no emergency vehicles all workers around as he slowed down a man wearing a hoodie appeared out of the shadows

Ivan whined down his window and asks the man if he can help

The man says yes, but as he walks over to the car the hooded man reaches into his pocket and senses

He may be in danger Ivan accelerated away

He then called 9-1-1 to report what had happened

When the police went back to the scene they discovered that the cones were gone, but they did arrest two men

One for driving under the influence and the other for hindering

It said they had run out of gas and were flagging for help while their true intentions were is unknown and it's safe to say

Ivan probably made the right decision with some saying he could well have been robbed or even murdered if he had not drove away

Kuala lumpur ghost a

driver in malaysia had a creepy experience while driving along on a tourist the eerie road as

His car comes around a bend a figure can be seen in the distance sat in the middle of the road

The driver slows down and he and his passenger can be heard saying

Okay, that's a bit scary

The spook driver, then reverses the car in a state of panic and the clip cuts off

Little is known about the drivers fate as the footage was posted anonymously

Take a look

It seems it's not the first time search anonymous encounters happened along this particular stretch of road

But many believe it was an attempted hijack, and if the driver had stomped

Unseen accomplices would have jumped out and mugged him

either that or it was a paranormal being

What do you think?

Lucky escape in Australia

This next footage shows a lady

Stomped on the side of the road after hitting a branch that had fallen onto a narrow road near Carlisle River in Victoria

Australia on the opposite side a truck driver stops to make sure she is okay

But as the two talked a truck can be seen in the background hurtling towards them

Before also striking the branch and careering out of control

Take a look at this terrifying footage and imagine for a moment what must have been going through all of their minds

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That night

Miraculously, no one was injured the lady later told how she feared death and thinking she was about to be killed she threw herself into

the blackberry bushes

An action that saved her life

However her car was not so lucky and was severely damaged

The man who was stationary on the other side of the road and who also stared death in the face?

survived unscathed

He said after the incident that had he been just a bit further forward. He would not be here to tell the tale

the driver of the it--of control truck was convinced

he was going to kill someone and explained that after hitting the branch he had no control, but

incredibly was able to narrowly miss the stationary truck a

Truly lucky escape by all of them

Black spur incident

In December 2014 a driver captured this remarkable footage while travelling along a road

Known as the black spur Drive in Victoria

Australia a stretch of road famous for its scenery and tall forests

He is happily enjoying the view while listening to the radio in the opposite direction

Another car can be seen and this is what happens next

This terrifying occurrence was caused by a freak storm that simply blew the trees down creating a domino effect

The frightening thing is that if it had happened just a few moments before both cars were undoubtably have been crushed

The footage has been viewed millions of times and is now used as an educational video

To warn drivers of the dangers of driving the black spur on a windy day

So that's five truly insane things caught on dashcam videos. I hope you've enjoyed and don't forget to follow top fives over on Instagram

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