A lightning bolt misses drivers by metres on a busy highway in Texas, US

Dramatic footage has emerged from Texas, US of a lightning bolt striking a pole on a busy highway in Texas.

Avery Tomasco captured the moment the lightning struck just metres away from the vehicle in which he was travelling in on Tuesday evening.

The lightning bolt was produced by a massive supercell storm which meteorologists had warned could produce a tornado.

Source: Newsflare / Abtomasco