CCTV footage of the moment a pedestrian miraculously walked away from being hit by a bus has gone viral.

The man was walking down a street when a bus mounted the curb, hit him from behind and threw him to the floor.

Miraculously the man was able to stand up and walk away from the crash and reportedly only suffered bruises from the incident.

He then headed to take refuge in a nearby pub.

The clip has since been viewed thousands of times online with viewers across the country stunned he walked away unhurt after being hit by the bus in Reading on Saturday.

A spokesman for Reading Buses said: "We are obviously shocked by the incident as well as the very graphic footage that has been shared a number of times. Thankfully, the pedestrian does not have any major injuries and there were no major injuries to passengers on the bus.