This footage shows a tyre coming off a lorry on a dual carriageway and shooting down the road before hitting a woman in a petrol station forecourt and killing her on the spot.

The incident took place in Chongqing, in China, on 10th April, with the victim named as a 48-year-old woman called Mrs Huang.

CCTV footage of the scene shows the tyre coming off the lorry and shooting down the road.

The images then cut to the petrol station forecourt, with a man and a woman standing near a tanker when the tyre emerges out of nowhere and shoots towards the woman, knocking her to the ground as the man narrowly avoids being hit.

The local authorities said on 18th April: "A lorry tyre rolled into a service area and caused a fatality.

Truck tire rolls on highway and knocks down a woman killing her in Chongqing, China, April 10, 2025. The accident is under investigation. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video(AsiaWire/NX)

"After verification, at 14:50 on April 10, Liu (male, 30 years old) was driving a heavy semi-trailer tractor to the Chongqing section of G85 Yinkun Expressway near Yongchuan Service Area.

"The outer tyre of the third axle of the vehicle (6 axles and 24 tires) suddenly fell off and rolled forward into the roadside service area, knocking down pedestrian Huang (female, 48 years old), causing her unfortunate death.

"The accident did not cause other casualties or property losses, and is under further investigation and handling."

The investigation is ongoing.

(Joseph Golder / newsX)