A vehicle control apparatus, comprising: at least one sensor for acquiring object information on objects in a surrounding area around an own vehicle, including a forward area ahead of the own vehicle; and an electronic control unit which is configured to: select at least one oncoming vehicle which is in the forward area and moves toward the own vehicle and set the selected at least one oncoming vehicle as a control target vehicle when the own vehicle turns right or left in a traffic intersection; acquire a first index value which represents a collision probability that the own vehicle collides with the control target vehicle; and execute a collision avoiding control of avoiding collision of the own vehicle with the control target vehicle when the first index value satisfies a predetermined condition, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to: calculate a second index value which represents a degree of turning of the own vehicle since the own vehicle starts turning right or left in the traffic intersection; characterized in that the electronic control unit is further configured to: move an area used to select the control target vehicle toward the own vehicle in an opposite direction to a turning direction of the own vehicle as the second index value increases; and select, as the control target vehicle, the oncoming vehicle which has been in the area for a predetermined time threshold or more. at least one sensor for acquiring object information on objects in a surrounding area around an own vehicle, including a forward area ahead of the own vehicle; and an electronic control unit which is configured to: select at least one oncoming vehicle which is in the forward area and moves toward the own vehicle and set the selected at least one oncoming vehicle as a control target vehicle when the own vehicle turns right or left in a traffic intersection; acquire a first index value which represents a collision probability that the own vehicle collides with the control target vehicle; and execute a collision avoiding control of avoiding collision of the own vehicle with the control target vehicle when the first index value satisfies a predetermined condition, select at least one oncoming vehicle which is in the forward area and moves toward the own vehicle and set the selected at least one oncoming vehicle as a control target vehicle when the own vehicle turns right or left in a traffic intersection; acquire a first index value which represents a collision probability that the own vehicle collides with the control target vehicle; and execute a collision avoiding control of avoiding collision of the own vehicle with the control target vehicle when the first index value satisfies a predetermined condition, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to: calculate a second index value which represents a degree of turning of the own vehicle since the own vehicle starts turning right or left in the traffic intersection; characterized in that the electronic control unit is further configured to: move an area used to select the control target vehicle toward the own vehicle in an opposite direction to a turning direction of the own vehicle as the second index value increases; and select, as the control target vehicle, the oncoming vehicle which has been in the area for a predetermined time threshold or more. calculate a second index value which represents a degree of turning of the own vehicle since the own vehicle starts turning right or left in the traffic intersection; characterized in that the electronic control unit is further configured to: move an area used to select the control target vehicle toward the own vehicle in an opposite direction to a turning direction of the own vehicle as the second index value increases; and select, as the control target vehicle, the oncoming vehicle which has been in the area for a predetermined time threshold or more.