Brave trucker drives burning lorry out of tunnel to avoid potential explosion

Dramatic footage has emerged from China of a burning truck driving out of a tunnel to avoid exploding inside.

In the video, captured in Guizhou Province on Friday, the truck can be seen rushing out with huge flames surrounding it. Police and firefighters later arrived and worked together to extinguish the blaze after the truck managed to stop in a safe, open area.

According to news reports, the fire started from one of the back tyres and destroyed the all the goods on board, while the brave driver luckily survived unscathed.