Chinese truck knocks tricycle driver into a river

A Chinese tricycle driver has been knocked off the road and into a river by an overladen truck.

The dramatic footage from Shanghai posted yesterday shows the tricycle travelling only centimetres away from the encumbered heavy vehicle stockpiled with trees as reported by the Telegraph.

As the oblivious driver of the truck veers slightly to the right, the tricycle driver is violently forced off the road, sending him hurtling into a tree and his trike into a nearby river.

The truck continues on its journey for five more kilometres before the driver realises what's happened.

Remarkably the tricycle driver was not seriously injured, his 'hog' was not so lucky.