A recently emerged video claimed a group of eight fraud victims in China attempted to commit suicide on a subway train in the capital city.

The video, which was posted on December 27, showed people taking bottled pesticides in Beijing after failing to pay their huge debts, according to a report on Central News Agency.

The video has since been taken down from various Chinese media sites, and the officials are yet to confirm whether or not the video is real.

A group of eight men and women drank pesticides on a Beijing train and attempted suicide

The footage was taken from an underground train in Beijing on December 26, according to Central News Agency's report.

The article said there were eight passengers who were trying to commit suicide, however the video only showed four.

These suicidal passengers are believed to be the victims of financial fraud crime by Tianjin Commodities Exchange.

It has been reported that they had run into huge debts and filed complaints to the Exchange. However, they received no replies from the authorities, leading them to attempt suicide on the train.

They are believed to be the victims of financial fraud crime by Tianjin Commodities Exchange

The people featured in the video collapsed soon after drinking the poisonous chemical and it can be seen that pesticides were spilled on the floor.

Commuters were appalled and rushed out of the train, as the video shows.

Local police arrived at the scene and dragged the victims out.

It remains unclear whether or not these people survived the suicidal attempts.

Pesticides splashed on the train floor as the victims started to collapse on the train

No statement has been issued from the police regarding the video. No official media in China has reported the incident.

A similar incident happened in China in August.

Two people drank pesticides on an underground train in Beijing after being conned by Tianjin Commodities Exchange, according to Sohu Business.