VIDEO: Overloaded motorcycle erupts into fireball after crashing in China; 4 riders injured

A motorcycle carrying four people erupted into a fireball after colliding with a vehicle in Southwest China Saturday night. The fiery crash was captured on surveillance video.

The footage shows a fast moving motorcycle move into an intersection and hit another car. The motorcycle rolls under the car and explodes on impact. The driver and passenger of the car run from the vehicle after the explosion.

Watch the video above.

The four passengers of the motorcycle were thrown onto the road with various injuries. 

The driver of a passing car saw the fire and helped to put it out. Ten minutes after the crash, firefighters and medical workers arrived at the site. The four injured were sent to the hospital for treatment.

An initial investigation showed that both vehicles were violating traffic laws.

In addition to the motorcycle being overloaded, the motorcycle driver did not have a driver's license and was under the influence of alcohol.

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