A car narrowly missed a woman after it smashed into a shop in eastern China.

The CCTV video, filmed in the city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province on August 22, shows a car suddenly reversing into a shop through the glass doors as a woman was sitting on a sofa.

The woman was seen quickly running away and the car then moved forward to drive out of the shop.

According to reports, the car suddenly slid backwards when the motorist pressed the accelerator by mistake.

The woman was only scratched by the shattered glass and the motorist was blamed for the incident.

The video was provided by local media with permission.