This was the moment a road collapsed into a flooded river just moments before a group of Indian villagers were to cross it.

Many residents of a village in Kamprup district in northeastern India were on their way to see the flooded Singra river on May 26.

Some of them walked over a culvert to get a closer look at the raging waters.

Another group, which was walking behind them, noticed that the road had developed a crack and retreated immediately.

As they watched, the crack widened, and the road suddenly crumbled into the water.

Realising they had dodged a serious mishap, the group broke into a loud cheer.

A local villager, Nayan Rabha, said: “This road was built just last year. It is an important road connecting two states, Assam and Meghalaya, but they still did a shoddy job.”

“The officials may take months to repair it and It will be difficult to cross this stretch from now on,” he added.