Watch as a biker’s life is saved by his helmet after accident sends his HEAD under the wheels of a bus

A SHOCKING video shows the moment a biker's life was saved by his helmet after an accident involving a bus.

Uploaded to Twitter by in Brazil, the incredible video shows just how important it is to wear a helmet when riding.

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The video begins with a bus rounding a left-hand bend in town, when a motorbike rider suddenly appears in the bottom left.

The biker instantly has an accident and is flipped over the top of his bike.

He's thrown forward and to the horror of onlookers heads straight underneath the bus.

He is stopped by his head meeting the bus's wheel and road and is pushed back slightly by the impact.

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Thankfully the bus stops and reverses back to allow the biker to roll away, his helmet in pieces.

The biker is understandably in complete shock and has to lie on the road for a minute to regain composure.

People head over to check that he's OK and help him up - amazingly he has not only survived but looks in good shape.

There is absolutely no question that he wouldn't be around today if he hadn't had his helmet on.

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In fact, Penha News put the caption 'born again' on the video which sums up the situation perfectly.

Twitter user @LeoRJ_CRF was of the same opinion, saying: "When it's not your time."

While @johnyMarcio said (translated): "I once saw a really dumb guy saying that a helmet wouldn't make a difference if you were going to die, irrefutable proof that it makes a difference having to withstand a ton vehicle passing him."

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