Abstract: This paper examines the kinematical characteristics of the collapse-debris flow in red beds. It presents an evaluation method about spatial prediction of the collapse-debris flow in red beds. It takes the Kangsu collapse in red beds as an example. It uses the aerial photography of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the field geological survey, and combines them with the engineering geological elements of the collapse study area. It analyses the formation mechanism and the failure types of the collapse. The research shows that the collapse is the crack-type collapse. The collapse is mainly controlled by the combination of lithology of dangerous rock mass and structural plane of slope body. The hazard mode is given as follows: Firstly, rocks have the different weathering resistance under the conditions of wind and other external forces. Secondly, under the action of freezing and thawing, the rock mass structure is destroyed. Thirdly, when the unloading fracture zone is expanded further, the bottom of dangerous rock mass can be in an empty state. At last, under the action of gravity, the collapse occurs unsteadily and impacts to the slope surface to form debris flow. And the DAN-W model is used to simulate the motion process of the collapse-debris flow. The calculation results show that the duration of the collapse-debris flow movement is about 50 s, the average thickness about accumulation body reaches 2 m and the maximum speed is 11.5 m·s^-1. And the longest impact distance is 315 m. The calculated results are in good agreement with the actual situation. It proves that DAN-W model can be used to analyze the dynamic hazard effects of the collapse-debris flow in red beds area. The paper providesareference for the analysis of the formation characteristics and movement effects of similar potential collapse-debris flow hazards in red beds.