This is the heart-stopping moment a toddler falls from the back of a truck on a Chinese highway as his mother drives away.
The youngster's mother was apparently unaware as he managed to climb out of the back of the vehicle and tumbled on to the road.
She drives across across the junction leaving her child stranded in the road as bystanders rush to his aid.
Witness Wang Xu said: "I stopped the car at once, barely had time to shut the door. I just wanted to carry the kid.
"At that time, his mother had crossed the road to the opposite side, unaware that her kid had already falling off.
"My cousin and I shouted and waved to her...I carried the kid and ran towards her. She did not find her kid had fallen off until then."
Although it was technically illegal for Ms Xu to leave her car unattended, officials said they would not punish her due to the nature of the incident.
The toddler was unharmed in the incident.
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