Some 20 citizens lift a bus off a woman who is trapped under a wheel in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Photo: screenshot of video by Pear Video

A group of citizens jumped to help lift a bus off a woman who was trapped under a wheel after it hit her in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. 

Just five seconds after the accident, some 20 citizens in Weinan gathered on the right side of the bus and began pushing with all their might to tilt it up so the woman could be pulled out from underneath the passenger door, according to a video posted Monday by the Pear Video. 

The woman lying motionless was apparently riding her bicycle when she was hit by the bus. 

An ambulance soon arrived at the scene and paramedics were seen briefly tending to the woman before rushing her to a hospital. Sina News reports that the woman suffered non-life threatening but serious injuries.

The spontaneous rescue attempt by people of all ages received a lot of admiration on social media, with netizens praising those involved in the rescue attempt. A netizen wrote that the axiom "there's strength in numbers" applied perfectly to the citizens' quick reaction to the accident.  

Pear Video