Shocking CCTV footage has emerged from China of a burning lorry travelling along a motorway without its driver noticing.

The video, filmed in Chongqing last Thursday, shows flames coming out of the back of the vehicle, while the driver carries on oblivious.

According to reports, the driver didn't realise the lorry was on fire, and carried on for a whole kilometre.

After ten minutes, the fire was extinguished and the traffic returned to normal.

Shocking footage has emerged from China of an ablaze lorry driving on motorway for one kilometre before driver notices and stops it.

The CCTV video, filmed in Chongqing last Thursday, shows bright flames coming out of the back of a lorry driving on motorway.

After it stops, police officers run to extinguish the fire by the fire extinguishers and water guns.

According to reports, the driver didn't realise the lorry caught fire at the back until he drove it for one kilometre on motorway.

After ten minutes, the fire was extinguished and the traffic returned to normal on motorway.

The reason was under investigation.