This is the film-like moment a man legs it out of his workplace and stops a car from crashing into oncoming traffic after spotting it rolling backwards in the mirror.

Security camera footage from the workplace in Para state, northern Brazil, shows the quick-thinking man leaping out of his chair with his mobile phone still in his hand after seeing the SUV rolling backwards.

As he runs over to the open car door, he coolly jumps into the driver’s seat and slams on the brakes while the clueless car owner does not even realise what she has done.

Local media reported that the incident took place on 13th December, despite the timestamp on the footage saying 8th December.

The footage has since gone viral, racking up more than two million views online at the time of writing.

The account that posted it wrote: “The guy saw in the mirror that the car was descending without the handbrake on and managed to avoid the worst.

“This dude’s reflexes are unbelievable.”