Motorcycle rider is catapulted into the air before being run over

A motorbike rider has been catapulted through the air and then run over by a car in a heart-stopping accident captured on dashcam.

The rider was late to brake when the cars in front abruptly slowed, and rode straight into the rear of the vehicle he was following.
He was flung through the air and landed heavily on the road.

It appeared the rider was going to miraculously walk away from the accident until a garbage truck that was following hit the stationary car and caused it to roll forward, running over him.

Shocked bystanders then got out of their cars to check on the condition of the rider.
The incredible footage was viewed by tens of thousands of people in a few hours after being uploaded to the Dash Cam Owners of Australia YouTube channel.

The incident happened more than a month ago, but the channel said it waited to post the footage until finding out the rider was not seriously injured.

The crash occurred on May 31 at about 2.30pm in Liverpool in Sydney's south west, and luckily paramedics were already nearby and quickly able to tend to the injured.

'A NSW Ambulance Service vehicle was responding westbound under lights when a motorcycle rider travelling eastbound collided with the eastbound vehicle ahead of it,' a NSW Ambulance spokesperson said.

'That vehicle was then hit by a truck causing the vehicle to run over the motorcyclist. The crew stopped responding to render immediate assistance.'