A man left his girlfriend in tears after he staged his death in a bizarre motorbike accident for ask her to marry him.

The elaborate proposal was captured on camera by an onlooker in South Cotabato in the Philippines on September 30.

The video shows Jeffrey Delrio lying on the road while a traffic officer who was part of the stunt is seen telling his distraught girlfriend to prepare for the worst as she arrives at the scene on the back of a motorcycle.

Man fakes his own death in bizarre motorbike accident to propose to girlfriend (Video)

On rushing to his 'lifeless body' lying in the middle of the road, the woman began crying uncontrollably. But shortly after playing dead, the man suddenly gets on his bended knee and presents the woman with a red box containing their engagement ring.

He then asks his distressed girlfriend to marry him and she said 'yes'.

Watch the video below.