This is the moment a man narrowly escapes a charging bear by diving into his car at the last second.

The attack happened in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, on Thursday, 25th September.

CCTV shows the bear racing across a car park as the man jumps inside his vehicle.

The animal then hammers its paws against the car and leaves deep dents before moving away.

Later the same morning at around 7:30am, the bear reportedly attacked a 12-year-old boy near a sports complex.

The predator struck him on the back as he tried to run before leaving when the child fell to the ground.

The boy suffered injuries to his temple and knee and received medical treatment.

Soon afterwards, the bear mauled an 84-year-old woman outside School No. 3.

She was taken to hospital with severe scalp wounds but later died.

Officials said a hunter from a volunteer patrol shot the bear dead shortly after the attacks.

Authorities later reported another bear sighting in the city.

(Mike Leidig / newsX)