A distracted motorist in southern China crashed his car into a man walking across a road with a handcart.

The dramatic video, captured in the city of Chenzhou in Hunan Province on March 11, shows a man named Cao crossing a road with a handcart suddenly being knocked over by a speeding car.

The motorist named Chen called the police and Cao was sent to hospital by an ambulance.

According to reports, Chen spotted Cao when he was 100 metres away but did not slow down properly as he was drinking water while driving.

Cao suffered injuries to his leg but he was not in life-threatening condition.

Chen took the main responsibility for the incident as he did not avoid the pedestrians and was fined 100yuan (£12) by the police. Cao took the secondary responsibility as he did not cross the road on zebra lines.

3月11日，湖南郴州，行人曹某拉着板车通过路口时，未注意后方来车，连车带人被红色小车撞倒，随后驾驶人陈某迅速报警，民警赶到现场时曹某已在救护车上，准备送往医院。
民警了解到，陈某在距路口100米的测速点已经看到行人，然而减速不彻底加上分心喝水，导致了此次事故的发生。
此次事故导致曹某腿部受伤，所幸并未造成生命危险。经了解，曹某是准备推板车去对面寺庙售卖杂货。
根据《道路交通安全法》相关规定，陈某驾驶机动车遇行人在道路通行时未避让行人，将被处以100元罚款，并负此次事故的主要责任。曹某因横过道路没有在人行横道行走，承担次要责任。目前，该案还在进一步办理中。（视频由湖南台提供）