A woman narrowly escaped being hit by a height restriction barrier after a truck knocked it down in central China.

The terrifying moment, filmed in the city of Shiyan in Hubei Province on May 16, shows a truck crashing into an overhead barrier.

The barrier then collapsed, just missing a woman walking past.

According to reports, the truck driver did not check the height limit sign causing the incident.

Police told the truck driver off and penalised him.