- The rider looks on helplessly as his out-of-control bike soars through the air
- Nail-biting footage shows it fly towards a cameraman, who is hit head-on
- The 20-second clip was filmed in the Italian city of Trento
This is the heart-stopping moment a BMX slams into a cameraman after its rider’s bid to pull off a nifty tricks ends in disaster.
Nail-biting footage shows the rider slip off after completing the stunt before his cycle springs through the air into a spectator filming from the sidelines.
In the 20-second clip, filmed in the Italian city of Trento, the rider guides his bike over the edge of a flight of stairs.
Swizzling his handlebars as he glides through the air, it looks as if he is set to complete the trick flawlessly.
But his bike hits the tarmac unexpectedly hard and flies out of his grip.
The stunned biker can be seen landing on all fours and looking up apprehensively as his steed soars off into the crowds.
In the 20-second clip, filmed in the Italian city of Trento, the rider guides his BMX over the edge of a flight of plush white stairs in what appears to be a deserted car park
But his bike hits the tarmac unexpectedly hard and flies out of his grip
The stunned biker can be seen landing on all fours and looking up apprehensively as his steed soars off into the crowds
Spectators gasp in horror as the bike sails towards the cameraman head on, making a dreaded crunching noise as it hits him.
The video goes black – presumably as the shocked man fell to the floor.
But he soon gathers himself and can be heard talking to worried voices asking if he is okay.
Captured in October, the footage shows the biker surrounded by photographers and onlookers in what appears to be a deserted car park.
The video goes black – presumably as the shocked man fell to the floor. But he soon gathers himself and can be heard talking to worried voices asking if he is okay.
Swizzling his handlebars as he glides through the air, it looked as if the biker was going to complete the trick flawlessly