Does "instead" make sense here?

Question

The truck driver accelerates toward the man. The man dives out of the way to avoid the truck, which instead goes on to crash into a tree.

Would you include "instead" as I have done or does it seem wrong to you?

(Note: The truck driver is deliberately trying to run the man over with his truck)

Answer 1

I think the "instead" there captures part of what you want to say: the truck hit the tree rather than the man.

Whether it sounds right or needed really depends on the full context - the actual surrounding sentences you summarize in the Note.