A woman has saved her husband and child from being crushed by a falling lorry in east China's Zhejiang Province.

Taken on the Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Expressway, surveillance camera footage captures the moment a truck carrying 37 tonnes of cotton yarn gives way to its load.

As the vehicle lands on the right side, the woman is seen pushing her husband away whilst grabbing hold of her child, reacting in seconds to avoid the truck.

The load-collapse is reported to have happened as it was not fastened or tightened with ropes.