A security camera in southern India has captured the terrifying moment a tuk-tuk and its occupants were sent flying into the air after a collision with an overtaking truck.

Incredibly, the couple travelling in the autorickshaw escaped with only minor injuries in the accident on July 27 in Moinabad in Telangana state.

According to media reports, the truck driver was arrested for driving rashly and endangering the lives of others.

This was the heartstopping moment a tuk tuk was flung in air by a rashly driven truck in southern India.

The July 27 incident on the Chevella to TSPA road at Moinabad was filmed on a traffic police CCTV camera.

Miraculously, a couple which was travelling in the tuk tuk, escaped with just a few minor injuries.

The footage shows the speeding truck sideswiping the tuk tuk and sending it flying mid air. The windshield is shattered and the tuk tuk driver is almost thrown out of the gap. The man can be seen coming out and calling for help to free his wife, who is stuck inside.

A police officer said the couple suffered just minor injuries luckily. The truck driver has been arrested for rash driving and endangering their life.