This was the moment a high-speed truck hit a parked SUV, which then narrowly missed a cyclist, who managed to dodge any potential collision.

The incident occurred in Sultanpur, northern India, on June 24.

Local police said an SUV, which was travelling to the nearby Barui village, had a flat tyre. The driver had pulled into the roadside to get the puncture fixed when he was hit by a truck.

CCTV footage from a nearby shop captured the accident and the cyclist’s miraculous escape.

Eyewitnesses said three passengers of the SUV exited the vehicle, also unhurt. The driver of the SUV escaped with just minor injuries, although the vehicle was damaged.

A local police officer Devendra Singh said: “We are looking for the negligent truck driver who escaped.”

This was the shocking moment a high-speed truck hit an SUV parked on the side of the road.

The SUV went off the road and a cyclist, who saw the oncoming projectile, turned around reflexively and managed to dodge it.

The incident occurred at Sultanpur in northern India on June 24.

Police said an SUV, which was going to the nearby Barui village, suffered a flat tyre. The driver pulled off the vehicle to the roadside and was getting the puncture fixed when it was hit by a truck.

A CCTV camera at a nearby shop filmed the accident and the cyclist’s miraculous escape.

Eyewitnesses said even the passengers of the SUV escaped unhurt as three of them passengers had got down from the parked vehicle.

There was just the driver in the vehicle and even he was lucky to escape with just minor injuries, though the vehicle was damaged.

A local police officer Devendra Singh: “We are looking for the negligent truck driver who escaped.”