A mum and her young child were sent flying into the air after being hit by an exploding lorry tyre.
Shocking CCTV footage from a car service shop in of Danjiangkou in Central China's Hubei province shows a number of workers pumping up the tyre before leaning it up against a nearby forklift.
Moments later the tyre bursts and flies directly at a mum and her child who are walking through the area. The woman is knocked off her feet and into the air. She loses a grip of her child, who flies out of shot, and ends up on the ground.
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As smoke fills the garage, someone can be seen dashing over to help the woman while another goes to pick up the little one. Onlookers help bring the woman indoors before the clip cuts out.
According to local reports, the woman and child were taken to hospital but miraculously managed to escape with just 'minor scratches'.
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Police told reports that the explosion was caused by one of the workers leaving a pump valve on, meaning the tyre was under 'excessive pressure' and burst. It's not yet known is anyone has been charged in relation to the incident.
Bizarrely, this isn't the first time someone has been left injured after being hit by a tyre.
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Last February, a man was hit in the head by a tyre that had come loose from a trailer in Brazil. Once again, the moment was caught on camera and showed a man walking with a woman when he was hit from behind with the tyre.
The man was knocked off his feet and hit the ground. Shocked onlookers ran to his aid.
According to one eye-witness, the man was rushed to hospital where he was treated for a head wound but was said to have made a full recovery.
Local journalist Gil Souza said: "Witnesses said that the vehicle was carrying a trailer and the tyre came loose form the axles on the back of that.
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"This was a freak accident where the wheel struck him at the exact moment where his head was."
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