Shocked online viewers have watched the moment a ute drove through a red light in Launceston, colliding with another car and flipping onto its side.
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CCTV cameras captured the crash on the corner of York and Wellington Streets on Wednesday night.
The ute flipped onto its side before the driver could be seen exiting the vehicle, then helping the passenger out.
Immediately after the crash, nearby pedestrians ran to the scene to help lift the ute off its side.
Emergency crews were called to the scene, but it is understood nobody was seriously injured.
Footage of the incident had been viewed more than 27,000 times on Thursday.
Tasmania Police is investigating the crash, but as of Thursday afternoon, nobody had been charged.
Last year, 264 people were seriously injured on Tasmanian roads and 36 were killed.
So far in 2018, there have been seven road fatalities.
As of February 1, there had been 23 serious injuries.
The Examiner launched its road safety campaign in December, In Your Hands, which highlighted the need for all road users to take responsibility.