Taking a tumble! Painful moment man falls backwards over a garden gate as he tries to carry a tumble dryer on his shoulder

 This is the bizarre moment a man fell backwards over a garden gate when he tried to carry off a broken tumble drier left outside a house. 

Garry Donald, 28, spotted the incident while reviewing his home security camera footage in Darlington, County Durham, last month.Mr Donald had left the tumble dryer outside his house to be collected by a local scrap merchant. 

The footage shows two men in the street as one of them picks up the dryer, apparently trying to lift it onto his shoulder. Garry Donald, 28, from Darlington, County Durham was reviewing his CCTV footage after he heard a loud bang outside the front of his house on January 18

Garry Donald, 28, from Darlington, County Durham was reviewing his CCTV footage after he heard a loud bang outside the front of his house on January 18

Mr Donald saw one of the men trying to lift a tumble dryer over his shoulder

Mr Donald saw one of the men trying to lift a tumble dryer over his shoulder

Mr Donald said he left the dryer outside the front of his home for collection

Mr Donald said he left the dryer outside the front of his home for collection 

As he tries to bounce the bulky appliance upwards the weight proves too much and it tips backwards over his head.

The man tries to cling onto the dryer and is dragged backwards towards the garden fence, before the kitchen appliance appears to smash him on the head. 

As the dryer falls to the ground he is dragged headfirst over the gate, with his legs flailing in the air. 

The man's friend helps him back onto his feet and he rubs his head with his hand before the pair walk off, leaving the dryer on Mr Donald's path.  

Mr Donald shared the footage of the incident, which happened on January 18, on TikTok with the headline: 'When you leave a dryer out for rag-bone men.'

More than 72,000 people have viewed the footage which has received thousands of likes. 

Many people commented, including Elizabeth Russell who said: 'Ouch, that hurt.' 

Mr Donald said he left the tumble dryer outside his house so it could be collected by the rag and bone man

Mr Donald said he left the tumble dryer outside his house so it could be collected by the rag and bone man

A second person said: 'That's the best thing I've seen all day.'

Paul Wright suggested: 'Sometimes you just need to let go.' 

Several made fun of the victim suggesting 'auto spin was on a timer' or claiming the man 'took a tumble'. 

Nicole Harris added: 'Watched this about ten times and can't stop laughing.' 

Commenting on the video, Mr Donald said: 'I heard the bang on the fence and ran to the window as they were driving away and saw the dryer back on the other side of the fence.

'I watched my CCTV back and was in stitches of laughter.'

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