An unwitting scooter driver narrowly escaped being run over by a lorry in southern China.

CCTV video, filmed in Yulin City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on October 27, shows a scooter changing lane then being struck by a lorry, and the rider rolling away immediately to avoid going under the wheels.

The lorry stops after pushing the scooter forward for dozens of metres.

Fortunately, the scooter driver was not injured, but the case was being investigated, reports said.