A chilling video of a man being tossed in air in a tyre burst from Udupi, Karnataka is going viral on the internet. It records the moment when a roadside tyre shop mechanic was inspecting and fixing a school bus' tyre. When the man was repairing puncture of the tyre, it tore apart.

19-year-old mechanic injured

The tyre burst incident injured the mechanic as he dramatically flew in air and fell down when the gas filled in the tyre exploded.

The mechanic was identified as Abdul Razeed, 19, who was patching the tyre at the puncture shop near Koteshwar on NH66.

The matter was reported on December 21 when the bus tyre exploded moments after being inflated. The forceful blast of the tyre propelled Abdul and led to a hand injury, for which he was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.

The visuals showed a school bus reading "Bearys seaside public school" parked in front of the shop and getting one of its tyres repaired.

Initially, it showed Abdul standing next to a tyre and inflating it. Seconds after he was done and walking away, the tyre unexpectedly exploded.