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Pedestrian knocked down as tyres fly off moving lorry

Dramatic CCTV footage from the city of Chongqing, China, shows the moment a moving truck's tyres fell off and knocked down a woman.

Reports suggest a screw came loose on a lorry carrying rubbish. When one of the wheels flew off the vehicle and knocked down a female pedestrian.

Another loose tyre crossed the flow of traffic and almost hit another pedestrian.

Fortunately, the woman only suffered minor bruises.

Local traffic police determined that the driver of the rubbish lorry truck had not checked the condition of his vehicle before driving and was fully responsible for the accident.