A circus tiger escaped its cage during a performance in central China's Yuanyang county in Henan province on September 6.br br The video shows the tiger climbing up the cage and jumping out during a performance.br br The trainers used sticks to hit the tiger to try to stop it but failed. A woman can be heard saying:" Run quickly! Run quickly!"br br Police officers were sent on-site, drones and thermal imaging technology equipment were used to search for the runaway tiger.br br The tiger was found injured from a car crash and later died from these injuries whilst being transported to a zoo.br br The person who was in charge of the circus was arrested by police.