An out of control cement tanker narrowly missed a man crossing a road in southern China.

The terrifying video, shot in Beihai city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on August 4, shows a man in a blue shirt trying to cross a road when an out of control cement tanker pushed a car towards to him.

After the man noticed it, he immediately ran away to try to avoid the vehicles and fell to the ground doing so.

Seven vehicles were damaged to different extents and one passenger in a car suffered minor injuries.

According to local police, the incident was caused by the brake failure on the cement tanker and the misoperation of the driver.

The cement tanker driver was blamed for the incident and the damages cost around 350,000 yuan (£41,000).

8月4日上午11时许，在北海合浦县上洋三叉路口，一辆水泥罐车追尾撞上一辆黑色奔驰车和一辆棕色吉利小车后，又撞上停在路边的白色丰田小车及3辆电动车，直到撞向旁边的民宅才停了下来。

事故造成吉利车上一名乘客受轻微伤，7辆车不同程度损坏。

从监控可以看到，水泥罐车推着黑色奔驰一直向前滑行。此时，一名蓝衣行人正好过马路，一路奔跑，才躲过一劫。

据介绍，水泥罐车装载了48吨水泥，没有超载。



当时正好下着小雨，路面有些湿滑，而事发路段为一下坡三叉路，路况较为复杂。

事发后，合浦交警对水泥罐车以及2辆小车的司机进行了呼气式酒精测试，均未涉及酒驾。

据合浦县公安局交通管理大队民警初步调查，事故原因是水泥罐车刹车失灵，驾驶员操作不当，负该起事故的全部责任。事故造成直接经济财产损失约35万元。