This is the moment a woman cheated death when her car exploded in a Southend car park.

Sharon Druitt, 51, was taken to Southend Hospital after her Ford Focus exploded in B&Q car park in Fossetts Park on Wednesday afternoon.

The video, taken from dashcam footage, shows Ms Druitt as she was leaving the car park.

As she was driving through the car park, the footage captures the moment that the explosion happened.

Ms Druitt's roof was blown off the car and her windscreen is seen flying as high as 30-feet in the air.

The doors and boot of the car were also blown out of the bodywork of the vehicle.

Ms Druitt believes it was only by some miracle that she managed to walk away from the incident in one piece.

Ms Druitt told the Echo previously: “I must have had a shield around me because I am still alive.

"I do not know how I came away from it. Even the nurses are amazed that I wasn’t more badly injured.”

She somehow managed to escape the incident with burns to her arms and burst ear drums.

The explosion which Essex Fire confirmed as accidental was caused by gases from an aerosol can, ignited by a lit cigarette.

Following the blast, B&Q released a statement, it said: "We were extremely sorry to hear about this incident and wish the customer a quick recovery.

"We understand the product was purchased at the B&Q Southend store.

“Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed their fire investigation found no evidence of a leakage.”