GUANGZHOU, CHINA — Fast-acting citizens came to the rescue when a road barrier in Guangzhou, China came crashing down atop pedestrians during a storm.<br /><br />The surveillance video from September 1st at 3:40 p.m captures the wind knock over a road barrier obstructing access to the pavement which, unfortunately, fell directly on top of the innocent waiting public. <br /><br />The video then captures citizens abandoning their cars and bus journeys and making a dash for the collapsed barrier.<br /><br />The rescuers struggled to lift the metal barrier to aid those in dire need. <br /><br />However, as more passersby joined the rescue effort, they succeeded in lifting it upright and rescuing those trapped underneath.<br /><br />Guangzhou Daily reported that three pedestrians including a mother and her toddler were injured.
