A PEDESTRIAN and cyclist had a lucky escape when a speeding car crashed through bollards and missed them by inches.

CCTV footage shows the pedestrian stepping off the road on the corner of Eldon Street and Midland Street when the car crashes onto the pavement knocking over four stainless steel bollards between which he had stepped a split second before.

The cyclist can also be seen a few feet further down the pavement.

Luckily the pedestrian saw the car coming in his direction just in time and managed to jump out of its path.

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle