Two men leap off moving scooter after it bursts into flames on busy road

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Two men were forced to jump off a scooter after it burst into flames on a road in China.

The CCTV video shows smoke emerging from the scooter before it becomes engulfed in a fire when two men are driving along the centre lane of a busy road.

The scooter driver jumps off immediately, while his passenger falls down with the burning vehicle and crawls away to escape.

Police controlled the fire and sent the injured passenger to hospital.

According to local reports, the battery exploded, causing the fire.

The scooter did not meet official road standards, according to reports.