A scooter rider was hurled through the air by a police car overtaking a traffic jam with blue lights flashing.

The smash happened in South Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, 21st May.

Footage shows the scooter crossing multiple lanes of stationary traffic before being hit by the police vehicle moving in the opposite direction.

The officer was overtaking the jammed traffic on the wrong side of the double lines while responding to an emergency call.

The scooter rider appeared to seize the gap in traffic as a chance to cross the road illegally.

He did not see the oncoming police car and was struck with force, being sent flying across the road.

It is unclear whether the scooter rider was injured in the incident.

(MJ Leidig/newsX)