A glass door shattered injuring three people after they managed to stop it from falling over in southern China.

The CCTV video, filmed in the city of Guangzhou on September 28, shows a glass door suddenly leaning towards a woman after she attempted to pull it open.

Two men went to help stop the door from falling over after witnessing the incident.

However, the glass door suddenly shattered over the three people and they can be seen running away from the shards of glass.

All three people had minor injuries. The mall has checked all the glass doors and the case is in further investigation.

9月28日上午10点多，广州的陈女士走入一家商场时，玻璃门突然倾斜，眼看就要倒下。危急关头，两名男子出手相助，三人同时撑住这扇门，而玻璃瞬间爆裂，碎片散落一地。陈女士被玻璃砸到，手部被划伤，身后男子则是额头受伤，另一名男子手部也受了伤。陈女士说，如果不是他们帮她挡住了大部分玻璃，后果不堪设想。