Two women suffered a painful fall when they fell off a hammock hung above the edge of a driveway built on top of a slope.

CCTV footage, recorded outside a house in Enshi in Hubei, China, shows the two women swinging in the hammock on Sunday afternoon, February 11.

Two young children were pushing the ends of the hammock back and forth, allowing the women, not named in local media, to enjoy themselves during a family gathering for Chinese New Year celebrations.

However, one of the knots suddenly broke, and the two women fell backward, tumbling down the slope behind them.

Other relatives standing nearby in the yard ran over to the aid and helped them up as the two kids stared in confusion.

It was later revealed that the women did not suffer any harm apart from feeling sore all over.

Both children were also unharmed.