It was at this moment that an unlucky courier was struck by ice from an eight-storey Chinese building.
When a large pile of snow struck him on his head, the delivery driver was walking along the street after receiving a package from the client.
It happened on December 10th in Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province.
The courier, pictured, is walking along the pavement beside an eight storey building in Jixi City in Heilongjiang province on December 10
He was struck on the left side by the block of ice, and he narrowly avoided his head. This could have protected him from severe or even fatal injury.
As the huge lump of snow and ice pushed him to the ground, the man bow his knees.
Passing locals and merchants came to the aid of the man and moved him to safety.
The police and property management were notified to send the courier to the hospital.
According to some reports, the man sustained a spine fracture that isn’t considered serious but not life-threatening.
Officials reported that the man received an anti-inflammatory shot and a topical cream.
The snow and ice had been cleared from the area by the property manager company twice before, but the rain continued and the weather became colder.
The man was walking past the building when a huge lump of ice fell off the roof unnoticed and struck the courier. It knocked him to the ground.
After the ice hit him at the shoulder, the man lay on his back on the concrete floor.
A number of people ran towards the man and pulled him to safety, in case any unexpected ice fall.