CCTV shows a worker run over as he climbs out of a manhole

A video has emerged from Russia showing the heart-stopping moment a ground worker climbs out of a manhole – only to be struck by a car.

Footage shot in the city of Nizhnekamsk in south-central Russia captured the worker rising from underground. As his head and shoulders make an appearance, a Nissan SUV appears from nowhere and runs him over, pinning him to the side of the manhole.