A gas station employee was sent flying as a car drove off with pump still attached in southern China.

CCTV footage filmed in the city of Chengdu in Sichuan Province on May 24 shows a Ford Mustang suddenly being driving off when the fuel nozzle was still in the vehicle.

A female worker checking the numbers on the petrol pump noticed the incident and tried to grab the pipe but end up being tripped over.

A petrol station employee said to Sichuan TV that it is obvious that the motorist deliberately drove away to avoid paying the fee. Fortunately, the female attendant was not injured seriously.

According to a car rental company, the Ford Mustang was rented from their company but they could not find the customer.

The company rented the car to a person named Zhang on May 23 and they found the oil fill port was damaged when Zhang returned the car on May 25.

Zhang explained to the rental company that the damage was caused by someone stealing their petrol. So the company did not investigate the case.

A person who is in charge of the car rental company said to Sichuan TV that the license in the video was different from the one they put on, they suspected Zhang changed the license plate after renting the car.

Police are investigating the case. The video was provided by local media with permission.

5月24日下午4时许，四川成都金堂县竹篙镇，一辆橙色野马跑车在一加油站内加油，车上驾驶位和副驾驶位都坐着人，一名女性工作人员站在油枪旁等待，期间该工作人员转身查看了加油机上的数字。此时，还插着油枪的小车突然开动，工作人员向前伸手拔油枪未果，被拉伸的加油管绊倒，整个人腾空之后重重摔倒在地上。
对此，加油站一名工作人员表示，司机此举显然是恶意行为，好在女员工受伤不重。
5月26日，一家租车公司表示，肇事车辆是该公司出租的，但目前联系不上租车的客户了。23日，他们将一辆橙色的野马跑车租给张某，25日张某还车时，他们发现车辆加油口有损坏，张某当时称是因为遇到了偷油贼，他们也没有对此进行深究。26日，他们看到了相关视频，这才知道张某撒谎。经过调取车上GPS定位数据，他们发现该车于24日下午4时许，在金堂竹篙镇一家加油站加过油。
租车公司负责人还表示，视频中车辆和该公司出租的车辆车牌不一样，他们怀疑张某租车后更换了车牌。目前，他们也联系不上张某。
目前，此事件警方还在进一步调查中。（视频由四川台提供）