Dash-cam footage shows the moment the giant rock that is about the size of a small car tumbles across a mountain road near Yibin, in south-western China’s Sichuan Province, at around 07:40am on 24th August.
The video – shared later on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok – then shows the driver slamming hard against the brakes to avoid getting swept away by the boulder.
The rock knocks down at least two large trees that are in its path before it smashes through the guardrail and continues rolling downhill at speed, vanishing from sight.
Seemingly worried that more might follow, the driver – surnamed Li – puts the car in reverse and drives backwards as far as he can.
Li later told local media he encountered the rockfall near the entrance of a tunnel.
Although he had travelled the same road often before, it was the first time he had experienced anything similar.
He said he was concerned there might be a landslide, so he distanced himself as much as he could and waited for half an hour until the rain stopped before continuing on his way.
