Shocking footage shows the moment a car lost control and flipped onto a pavement, missing a pedestrian by inches.
The man – who was walking whilst holding shopping bags – turned around to see the horrific sight of a two tonne vehicle careering towards him upside down.
The terrified pedestrian dropped his shopping bags and ran as fast as he could – an action that may well have saved his life.
The incident is believed to have happened in Dagenham, East London on Saturday May 2.
CCTV footage showed the man walking along the pavement with his shopping as the Audi appears to try and pass a truck on a narrow residential street.
The driver seemingly misjudges the gap and as they accelerate.
The Audi caught the side of wide vehicle sending the car spiralling in the air and onto the pavement to exactly where a pedestrian was walking with shopping bags.
Fortunately the man had enough time to hear the initial collision, turn around to see the the vehicle heading straight towards him and just enough time to run.
The car came to a stop where the man would have been walking.
Many users on social-media pointed out that had the man been wearing headphones he may not have heard the fracas and may well have been killed.
Posting in the Major/Minor Crimes In Batley Dewsbury & Kirklees Facebook group, where the video was shared, one person said: "Lets think if the dude walking had head phones plugged into his ears.... I think he'll be dead."
Another person commented: "Hope the guy who ran is ok from the shock poor fella!!"
