Pedestrian cheats death by inches as massive marble slabs fall from heights
- Young man was standing outside a shop in China when a section of a wall fell off
- The large slabs of marble came crashing down and narrowly avoided hitting him
- Man later said he was first hit by a small piece of debris, prompting him to flee
A man has narrowly avoided being crushed to death by several marble slabs falling from a wall in east China.
Hair-raising footage on Thursday shows the young man standing outside a store in Huzhou, Zhejiang province when a section of the wall came crashing down from heights and onto the pavement.
The man later told reporters that he was first hit by a small piece of debris, prompting him to flee from the spot he was standing in.
Hair-raising video on Thursday shows the man standing outside a store in Huzhou, Zhejiang province when a section of the wall came crashing down from heights and onto the pavement
The young man, named Hu Biao, later told reporters that he was first hit by a small piece of debris, prompting him to flee from the spot he was standing in
Debris of the crushed stone slabs was left scattered all over the pavement in a cloud of dust.
'A small piece of stone fell and hit me in the back of my head,' the young man, named Hu Biao, told China News.
'I put my arms around my head and ran without thinking,' he said. 'Then the rest of the wall came smashing down.'
'A small piece of stone fell and hit me in the back of my head,' the man, named Hu Biao, said
'I put my arms around my head and ran without thinking,' Hu said. 'Then the rest of the wall came smashing down.' Hu said he was still in shock and had a tremor in his hands
Hu said he was still in shock and had a tremor in his hands.
'If the stone had hit me, I would have been crushed into mush,' he said.
Thanks to his quick reflexes, the man was not injured in his lucky escape.
A cordon and warning signs were put in place following the incident and workers have been conducting repairs, a local official said.
Debris of the crushed stone slabs was left scattered all over the pavement in a cloud of dust
Many net users have commented on the man's miracle escape on social media.
'If it were me, I would have looked up to see what was going on - then probably get crushed to death,' one user said on Chinese microblogging site Weibo.
'Amazing reflexes! Very lucky guy,' another said.
'The relevant departments should properly investigate the incident,' one person said. 'Thank goodness the man is all right.'
