This is the moment a boy rolls out of the way of a huge SUV at the last minute, narrowly avoiding having his head crushed by its wheels, when he was caught up in a multi-vehicle collision.
The incident took place on Simao da Mota Avenue in the city of Mage in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro at around 1 pm on Thursday, 14th October.
CCTV footage shows a man riding his bicycle along the road with a six-year-old boy, who is possibly his son, riding pillion.
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Though they come to a halt, they do not have enough time to get out of the path of oncoming vehicles, which hit them head-on, knocking them off the bicycle.
The footage shows how they are hit head-on by a motorbike, which had been shunted by a hatchback, which in turn had been hit from behind by a fast-travelling SUV.
After being thrown to the ground, the bicycle rider is seen being hit by the SUV and dragged along the road under its bumper.
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The boy, on the other hand, who was also knocked to the ground, is seen having a lucky escape with the SUV’s front wheel missing his head by a whisker.
The man, identified as 54-year-old Humberto dos Santos, was taken to the Adao Pereira Nunes State Hospital in the neighbouring city of Duque de Caxias in a serious condition.
The boy, who is seen in the footage getting up and walking away, did not require medical attention.
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It was not reported what caused the crash nor whether it is being investigated by the police.