11 killed in rockslide in China

Terrifying footage has emerged of the moment a person was struck by a rock as they tried to escape a landslide that killed 11 people in China.

The dashcam video featured in local media reports shows people fleeing their cars after the first rocks begin to fall along national highway in Maoxian county, in southwest China's Sichuan Province around 2pm on Thursday.

Women and children are seen running for cover moments before a flying boulder collects a person at the back of the group.

A man stops to help the victim to their feet and walks them out of harm's way.

As the rocks rain down others are left cowering against the mountainside, as pieces continue to pepper the cars below.

Eleven people were killed in the disaster, with 19 others treated for injuries.

Source: LiveLeak, CNTV
Author: Chloe Ross, Approving editor: Martin Zavan