Dramatic footage has emerged from China of an SUV mistakenly accelerating at a junction and crashing into four motor scooters.

In the video, partially captured on the security cameras at a crossroads in Laibin, Guangxi on Saturday, the black SUV is waiting at the traffic lights behind a few scooters when it suddenly rushes forward, smashing over the scooter troop before stopping on the other side of the junction.

According to news reports, one of the scooter riders got run over by the vehicle but luckily escaped serious injuries. No other casualties were reported.