Police who turned up to reports of an accident on a snow-covered road in Minnesota discovered a woman who had been run over by her own car.

Shocking video footage shows people gathered around trying to lift the car off the woman after she was run over by her own vehicle in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

The video shows two police officers turning up at the 900 block of Euclid Street at 8pm on Friday, 4th February, when locals were already trying to raise the car.

With the assistance of the two cops, the car was lifted into the air and the woman was pulled out from underneath just as an ambulance arrived on the scene.

One of those assisting with the rescue operation when the cops arrived was the woman’s husband, who had rushed onto the street apparently after being told by neighbours that their vehicle was in the road.

He had then discovered that his wife was trapped underneath.

Also involved in the rescue operation was Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher, and an investigation is underway to find out how the car apparently rolled on top of the woman.

He had been live-streaming their patrol when he got the call to attend the scene of the accident, and he can be seen running over with his colleague Pat Scott.