Woman narrowly escapes being crushed by falling tree in southern China

A woman narrowly escaped being hit by a falling tree in southern China.

The terrifying moment, filmed in the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province on February 18, shows a 10-metre-high tree suddenly falling down and a nearby woman narrowly dodging it.

The tree crashed down onto a car parked on the side of the road.

According to reports, there was an ant nest at the root of the tree which damaged the base of the tree trunk.

The video was provided by local media with permission.