A motorist distracted by his phone drove his car into a river when crossing over a bridge in southwestern China.

In the video, shot in the county of Meitan in Guizhou Province on February 21, a white car is driven into a river after turning a corner on to a bridge.

Another clip shows a crane sending rescuers to take the car out of the water.

According to the driver named Zhang, he glanced at his phone when driving. After he raised up his head, he saw two passengers on the bridge and was scared of crashing into them. Then he accidentally drove into the river.

Luckily, he kicked the car door open and escaped from the car when it was still floating on the river.

Although Zhang's hand was dislocated, he was in good condition.

2月21号早上，在湄潭县黄家坝街道老平桥上，一辆小轿车在过桥的时候，直接把车开进河水之中。现场了解到，这辆坠河的小轿车，刚上牌才十几分钟，是司机操作不熟练还是咋回事呢？
从视频中画面中可以看到，一辆白色的小轿车正向桥上驶来，当行驶到桥头时，车辆突然一转弯，随即掉入了河中，汽车并没有立马下沉，而是短暂的漂浮起来。据轿车司机张先生介绍，正是利用这短暂的漂浮时间，他才从车中顺利离开。“车子要浮一下，进了水之后，我在打门，左边门打不开，然后右边车门被我踢开了，出来的时候手被碰伤了，直接脱臼了。”
顺利离开已坠入河中的轿车后，在当地居委会工作人员和群众的帮助下，众人一起用绳子将司机张先生拉上了岸，所幸的是，张先生除了手部脱臼以外，其他并无大碍，随后张先生被带到了居委会，大家为张先生找来了干净衣服，并帮助他取暖。

张先生介绍，他是年前买的新车，因为疫情的原因一直使用临时号牌，在出事前的10多分钟，刚办完正式牌照。行驶到小桥时，自己因为低头看了一下手机，抬头时就看见桥上有两个人，担心撞上行人，慌乱中，就将车开入了河中。
目前，湄潭县公安局黄家坝交警中队的民警已经介入处理，事故车辆也已经被打捞上岸。
(视频由湄潭县交警提供）