A policeman in Shandong Province, China, has had a very lucky escape after being crushed by a runaway car.

Zhang Ruiqiang was running to try and stop a stolen vehicle when it rammed a parked car, sending the silver Jetta flying over the officers body and crushing his legs.

Passers by rushed to Zhang's aid, freeing the trapped officer.

Remarkably, other than a fractured leg, he was more or less unscathed and even managed to walk away from the accident

The stolen people carrier crashed into a wall, and the driver was arrested.