Horror moment judge accidentally SHOOTS contestant in the bum at point-blank range after ‘not putting safety on’

A DRAMATIC video shows a referee firing a gun at a competitor at point-blank range and hitting him in the bum after allegedly not putting the safety on.

The incident happened during a gun competition in September in Godawa, Poland involving members of the Bydgoszcz Shooting Club LOK.

Footage shows a judge giving a safety demonstration to participants, showing them how to cock the firearm and safely eject the cartridge after taking a shot.

He then talked through other elements of the firearm before a colleague loaded the pump-action shotgun while talking to him and another contestant.

The shotgun was then passed carefully to the gun club member before the judge decided to take it off him to carry out further checks on it.

While doing so, he held the gun above a wooden table, with the barrel pointing in the direction of another contestant who was loading up his gun and a gun association member who was assisting him.

Suddenly, the gun fired and the 68-year-old was hit in the bum at point-blank range as a cloud of white smoke emerged out of the firearm.

One of the participants shouted "Oh f***" after the sudden discharge.

The injured man immediately fell backwards onto the floor, knocking over the table.

He fell under the table before rolling onto his side and putting his hand to his right buttock where he had been shot.

As the video ended, the judges and other officials went to assist him.

His injuries were not life-threatening and the local police called the incident an "unintentional exposure of a person to direct danger of loss of life or serious damage to health."