A heroic taxi driver chased after and jumped into a driverless car to stop it from rolling down a road in central China.

The CCTV video, filmed in Xingshan county in Hubei province on July 20, shows a man parking his car on the side of the road and exiting.

However, the car with three passengers inside suddenly started to roll down the slope in the road.

An old man opened the back door immediately. He tried to use his foot to block the tyre and stop the car from moving forward but ended up falling out of the vehicle.

A taxi driver waiting for the traffic light at the crossing heard the old man asking for help and saw the driverless car moving past. He then ran after the driverless car.

Finally, he caught up with the car and jumped inside to stop it before it crashed into the pavement.

湖北兴山县一辆轿车失控溜坡，危急时刻，一位的士司机“飞身”上车将车截停。该的士司机胡文刚21日表示，人命关天的事，任何一个人遇到都会伸出援手。

　　7月20日上午11时18分，兴山县湖南路上，一辆临时停在路边的银色轿车突然失控，沿着右侧坡道向香溪河方向滑行。

　　监控视频显示，车内后座的老人迅速打开车门下车，并试图用脚抵住轮胎阻止车辆滑行，但由于车速逐渐增快，老人失去重心摔倒在地，焦急的老人大声呼救。

　　正在路口等红灯的胡文刚闻声，扭头一看，发现银色轿车从右边车道呼啸而过，他从开着的车门看到车内并没有驾驶员，眼见轿车闯过路口红灯车速越来越快，随时可能造成事故。

情况紧急，胡文刚迅速下车，全力冲刺奔向失控车辆，“飞身”上车将车控制住。“追上车我才发现鞋子都跑掉了，再晚一点车辆就要撞上绿化带。”胡文刚说。

　　与此同时，同样在等待红灯的面包车司机刘锋见状，迅速加大油门，准备用自己的车将失控车拦停。所幸，危急关头胡文刚成功追上失控车，就在发生撞击的前一刻，跳进车里踩住脚刹。

　　事发时，车上还有车主的妻子和两个孩子，如不及时阻止，后果难以想象。关于溜车原因，车主表示停车时确认挂了停车档并拉了手刹，很可能是由于车辆使用年限长，性能降低所致。

　　兴山县公安局民警表示，胡文刚本身有四级残疾，目前该县相关部门正在为其申请“见义勇为”称号。