Close call! Moment pedestrian dodges runaway trailer wheel as it flies across highway towards her in Bangkok

 This is the moment a pedestrian was almost struck by a flying wheel.

The woman was walking to the market when a boat trailer's wheel came loose on the highway next to her in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 22.

CCTV footage from a nearby shop captured the loose tyre bouncing across four lanes as it came hurtling towards her.A woman walks to the market in Bangkok, Thailand, as the tyre (top right) from a boat trailer (left) bounces over four lanes of traffic on a collision course with the unsuspecting pedestrian

A woman walks to the market in Bangkok, Thailand, as the tyre (top right) from a boat trailer (left) bounces over four lanes of traffic on a collision course with the unsuspecting pedestrian

She appears to hear the heavy tyre bouncing her way, stops and quickly turns around - narrowly avoiding walking into the path of the object.

The loose wheel slams into the wall of a nearby shop and the pedestrian escapes unscathed.

Shop owner Sirawit Piyajinda said: 'We heard a loud crash outside and saw the wheel. 

'The old woman was also outside looking terrified.

'We watched what happened afterwards. We were relieved no one was hurt.'

At the last moment, the woman appears to sense the incoming tyre-turned-missile and stops, avoiding what could otherwise have been a painful collision

At the last moment, the woman appears to sense the incoming tyre-turned-missile and stops, avoiding what could otherwise have been a painful collisionShare

The woman was walking by a shop (pitured) on her way to the market when she had a close encounter with the runaway tyre-turned-missile

The woman was walking by a shop (pitured) on her way to the market when she had a close encounter with the runaway tyre-turned-missile

Sirawit added that the driver who owned the wheel returned later that day to retrieve the object. 

He said: 'The owner of the tyre went to us that day to take it away. He apologised and offered to pay for any damage.'

The store suffered minor damage to its frontage from the impact of the wheel. 

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