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A video clip showing a motorcyclist doing a perfect 360-degree somersault in mid-air and landing safely when he collided with a lorry has gone viral in China.
The clip, which was posted online recently, shows the motorcyclist avoiding injury by acting just like a professional gymnast.
It was captured by a traffic surveillance camera.
In online forums, people are calling the motorcyclist Ticao Ge (gymnast) as the skill with which he carried pulled off his miraculous 'routine' matches that of an Olympian gymnast.
The accident occurred in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province around 7pm on June 21, when the man riding a motorbike crashed into a light truck.
The man was thrown several metres away but made made a perfect landing on the street after doing a somersault, Qianjiang Evening News reported.
Ticao Ge appeared safe and sound. He could even check the damage to his bike and he was seen checking himself for any injury.
The truck left the scene, leaving Ticao Ge's motorbike totally destroyed in the middle of a junction.
Its driver called the police later.
Ticao Ge has yet to report the accident to the police.