CCTV caught the moment a speeding vehicle just missed hitting a pedestrian by a few inches in Kerala, south India.

The footage, recorded on August 21, shows a construction worker named Sree Kumar walking on the side of a road before a wreckless minivan skims him and speeds off.

It took a few moments for Kumar to realise what had happened as he saw the vehicle crash into a post and clip a few branches of a nearby tree.

According to reports, the driver of the minivan was asleep at the time of the incident.