A pedestrian had a miraculous escape when he was hit by a bus as he crossed the road. 

The incident was captured on CCTV and shows the man getting to his feet  after the double decker crashed into him at around 9am. 

The vehicle also collided with street furniture before hitting the pedestrian, who looked over his shoulder towards the commotion just as he was hit.

CCTV footage from outside the Purple Turtle bar in Reading shows him being tended to by around concerned members of the public. A man wearing a Reading Buses top can also be seen rushing over to the victim.

The bus itself appears to sustain a shattered windscreen following the impact, before coming to a halt a short distance away.

It is believed the man suffered bruising during the collision, after the Reading Buses double-decker careered around the corner and struck him from behind.

The driver has been suspended pending the outcome of a Reading Buses investigation. 

The video is from our sister paper the Reading Chronicle.