Astonishing video shows a woman being hit by a car when the driver was unable to brake on an icy road.

Footage recorded by a resident in the city of Qingdao, in Shandong, China, showed the woman exiting her vehicle parked in the right lane on February 20.

But just moments later, she found herself on the bonnet of a vehicle skidding on the frozen road, after the driver struggled to halt and first crashed into her car.

She fell to the ground and skidded along the ice while scrambling to avoid the front wheels.

She then quickly regained her footing and managed to move to the side, in order to avoid being run over.

Chinese media reported that she was not injured in the incident, however, the vehicle suffered severe damage as a result of the collision.