- Terrifying dash-cam footage captured a child coming within inches of death
- The youngster ran out from behind a bus and into the path of a massive lorry
- Luckily, the driver managed to stop before hitting the boy in Høyanger, Norway
This is the terrifying moment a child came within inches of death after running from behind a bus and into the path of a massive lorry.
Heart-stopping dash-cam footage shows the boy getting off the bus in Høyanger, Norway, with a group of four other youngsters.
The children initially wait at the side of the road but the boy – wearing white shorts and a dark top – wanders out into the road.
The heart-stopping footage shows a bus pulling over to the side of the road and allowing a group of five youngsters to get off in Høyanger, Norway
One youngster walks away and initially, the group appear to wait on the grass. But two of them suddenly run out behind the bus and into the road
In terrifying scenes, the huge red and white lorry looms into view as the green bus pulls away. But at this point the children are oblivious to what is speeding towards them
As the bus pulls away the huge red and white lorry looms into view but the youngster has no idea what is speeding towards him.
The HGV driver spots the child and slams on the breaks – somehow coming to a stop just inches from the panic-stricken boy.
The footage was shot on June 19 this year by truck driver Tor Bjørn Kyrkjebø.
Mr Kyrkjebø told NRK: ‘I saw what was about to happen, but there was little I could do.
‘I saw over the roof of the bus the truck was heading at it at a great speed. I blinked my lights and horn to alert the traffic and young people.’
Mr Kyrkjebø added that the near-miss was ‘horrible to see’.
He said he released the dash-cam footage to warn children about the dangers of busy roads.
Bus company Brakar said their driver had dropped the children off at an approved stop but confirmed it would launch an investigation to avoid ‘similar unfortunate episodes in future’.
One of the children finally spots the bus and pulls back – but the boy has not and there are just feet between him and the lorry
The lorry driver slams on his breaks as the panic-stricken boy finally spots the vehicle
Somehow, the lorry shudders to a stop just in time as the boy, who came within inches of certain death, runs away unhurt
The driver who filmed the dramatic incident said he was releasing the footage to warn children of the dangers of the roads