Footage, filmed in China, of a man breaking the fall of a child and a woman after they fell on an escalator.

The video, captured in Chongqing on March 7, shows the child suddenly losing balance on escalator, and the man immediately dives down to protect the youngster. The woman was knocked down as they rolled down the escalator.

According to local reports, the elderly woman suffered a bruised elbow but there were no other injuries.