A runaway tyre hit a BMW after falling from a truck on a highway in eastern China.

CCTV footage filmed in the city of Shaoxing in Zhejiang Province on August 18 shows a tyre falling off a transport truck and bouncing onto the opposite lane, crashing into a BMW.

The BMW then lost power and came to a halt, spanning across both the first and second lanes.

By the time highway police arrived, they found severe damage to the top of the BMW, rendering it unstartable. Both the driver and passengers of the BMW sustained varying degrees of minor injuries.

With the assistance of ambulances, the injured were swiftly attended to. The police officer named Chen Guangjun, with the help of a kind-hearted passerby driver, managed to push the damaged BMW to the emergency lane, promptly clearing the road and preventing any secondary accidents.

Upon interrogation, the truck driver admitted his negligence in securing the forklift's tyre properly, which came loose during transit, leading to the accident.

Thankfully, after receiving medical treatment at the hospital, the BMW's occupants are now in stable condition without any significant complications.

The authorities fined the truck driver 200 yuan (£22) for the violation of "dropping and scattering loaded goods while driving a motor vehicle". The driver was held entirely responsible for the accident.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

8月18日11点许，浙江绍兴，在G1522常台高速台州方向离上浦收费站不到4公里处，一辆装载铲车和叉车的半挂货车，行驶中突然掉落一个大型轮胎，轮胎掉在地上后弹到对向车道，重重地砸向一辆正在快车道行驶的宝马车。宝马车在被砸中后失去动力，滞留在第一、二车道上。
高速交警到达现场后，发现宝马车车顶处严重受损，车辆已无法启动，驾驶员及乘客均有不同程度的轻伤。在120救护车接走伤者后，陈光军在过路的好心驾驶员的帮助下，成功将受损车辆推移至应急车道内，快速清理车道后立即恢复了路面的畅通，避免了二次事故的发生。
事后交警询问货车驾驶员了解到，货车驾驶员因为大意没有捆绑好装载的叉车的轮胎，导致在行驶中因颠簸掉落，最终引发该事故。所幸宝马车的驾驶员及乘客在经医院救治后已无大碍。
民警依法对货车驾驶员驾驶机动车载物行驶时遗落、飘散载运物的违法行为给予罚款200元的处罚，负事故的全部责任，并约谈货车所属公司负责人。