This is the moment a cyclist came up against a fire engine and nearly a lot more than just his dignity.

A motorbike driver caught the incident in helmet cam footage where the truck made a quick indicated turn across the bike's path and nearly wiped him out.

The run in was spotted on Euston Road next to Great Portland Street station.

In the footage, the cyclist made a quick start away from a set of traffic lights at the central London tube stop.

The huge fire engine is front of the bike rider, and appears to already have its indicator on to turn left.

The cyclist may have been thrown off by the fact the left-hand lane was closed to traffic, but blue-lighting fire truck seems to show its intention early.

The cyclist makes a quick start at a set of traffic light and comes up along the fire engine that is seen indicating to turn left and misses the cyclist warning sticker on the back of the truck

The fire truck makes the turning as the biker looks up to see the collision about to happen

The pair race for the crossing, as other cyclists look on from the pavement at the showdown.

Seconds later the cyclist looks up to see the truck making its turn, and swiftly decides to follow suit to avoid being crushed.

But making round the corner doesn't prove easy, and the biker ends up bouncing off the truck's side and landing in cones.

The man bounces off the side of the the truck after managing to avoid being crushed at the last moment as pedestrians come to his aid

The fire engine comes to a stop as the motorbiker filming the incident continues down Euston Road

The fire engine comes to a stop to avoid hitting the man as pedestrians help to bring him off the road.

The motorbike driver posted the video online, commenting: 'Just about sums up them lycra-clad c****'.

Transport for London data revealed that there were 10 pedal cyclist fatalities in 2017, up from eight the previous year.