A man in China has been seriously injured after a terminal cancer patient jumped from a hospital building and landed on him.

The victim, 20, was on his way to visit a family member in the hospital when he was struck by the falling female patient, according to an insider.

He reportedly suffered spine fractures.

CCTV footage shows the hospital visitor standing outside the lobby (left) before being struck and knocked out by the falling female patient (right) on Monday in north-east China's Harbin

The incident took place on Monday outside the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University in Harbin, the capital of north-eastern China's Heilongjiang Province, reported The Paper.

An insider told the Chinese news outlet that the woman had developed suicidal thoughts after being informed that her lung cancer had been in its terminal stage.

It is reported she did not survive the fall.

Reports on Chinese media claim the patient, who had terminal lung cancer, did not survive the fall and the man, who was struck by her at a high speed, was recovering from spine fractures

Footage of the incident circulating on social media shows the man standing outside the hospital's lobby before the patient fell onto him at a high speed, knocking him out.

The incident was witnessed by about 10 passers-by.

According to reports, the unconscious man was taken inside the hospital where doctors confirmed he suffered fractures on his thoracic spine.

The report said he was recovering and in stable condition.

Police are investigating the case.

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