An enraged fruit seller on Thursday smashed half a lorry of watermelons to try to avoid punishment in eastern China.

The video shows a man named Gao standing on his vehicle and hurling watermelons onto the road beneath him, as inspectors look on, unable to calm the furious fruit seller.

At times, he appears to throw the melons at the feet of the inspection officers.

The clip was filmed in Jinhua City in Zhejiang Province on July 18.

According to reports, officers stopped Gao suspecting he was unlicensed to sell the watermelons.

Rather than receive a fine, he chose to smash his produce.

He was later led away for questioning due to his extreme reaction.