This is the terrifying moment when motorists escaped death by a few centimetres following a major landslide on the Srinagar Badrinath Highway in Uttarakhand, North India, on April 25.

The video shows the huge pieces of land sliding as vehicles are left stranded in the middle of the busy highway.

We can hear people shouting at the motorists to back away while the dust cloud covers the entire area up to a certain distance.

This is the terrifying moment when motorists escaped death by a few centimetres following a major landslide on the Srinagar Badrinath Highway in Uttarakhand, North India, on April 25.

The video shows the huge pieces of land sliding as vehicles are left stranded in the middle of the busy highway.

We can hear people shouting at the drivers to back away while the dust cloud covers the entire area up to a certain distance.

The landslide occurred on April 25, 2019