A car slipped downhill into a fish pond after the driver forgot to put on their handbrake in northern China.

CCTV footage filmed in the city of Yan'an in Shaanxi Province on October 20 shows a man stopping his car and stepping out of it to watch other people fishing.

After around 10 minutes, the car started to slip down a slope and ended up falling into the fish pond.

According to a local source named Mr Chen, the motorist did not pull the handbrake and the wheels were out of alignment, causing the vehicle to slip into the pond.

The car was lifted out of the pond by a crane and the motorist has claimed the insurance.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

10月20日，陕西延安。一男子下车后忘记拉手刹，专心看他人钓鱼，大约过了十来分钟后，车忽然子顺着坡溜进鱼塘，男子发现后感觉不对，一看竟是自己车子，瞬间也手足无措。知情人陈先生称，车主下车后没拉手刹且车轮也未摆正，导致车辆在停了一会之后顺着坡溜了下去，此次事故无人受伤，车主已经报了保险，车辆由一辆吊车将车从水塘中拉出。