Chinese woman seriously injured after being struck on head by falling dog

A woman was seriously injured after she was hit by a dog that fell out of a building in southern China, according to a newspaper report.

The accident happened as the woman was walking in the street in Guangzhou in Guangdong province, The Beijing News reported.

Surveillance camera footage shows the woman was struck on the head as a small white dog fell from above.

She immediately slumped unconscious to the ground.

Another woman was walking next to her, carrying a child. She tried to revive the woman, but without success.