Driver Swerves To Avoid Girl Running Into Street And Clips Her With Back Of Lorry

This is the moment a young girl runs out into the street and an alert lorry driver swerves at the last second, lightly clipping the kid with the vehicle’s rear end.

The near-miss was filmed in the city of Maoming in the south-eastern Chinese province of Guangdong on 17th October.

According to local reports, a young girl ran into the road while playing with pals and was almost run over by a passing lorry.

Girl runs on the street and is slightly hit by a lorry which reacts on time in Maoming, China, on 17th October 2021. (AsiaWire)

A spokesperson for the logistics company the driver works for said the situation was very dangerous and that the lorry nearly overturned when the employee took evasive action.

The young girl was clipped by the lorry and knocked to the ground, but only suffered minor injuries and she underwent a full-body examination at a local medical centre to make sure nothing more serious had happened, according to local media.

In the CCTV footage, a girl is seen is running into the street while playing with a young boy as two adults stand nearby.

Girl runs on the street and is slightly hit by a lorry which reacts on time in Maoming, China, on 17th October 2021. (AsiaWire)

A blue delivery lorry enters the frame, which appears to be heading straight for the young girl.

The driver takes evasive action and swerves to the left, veering onto the other side of the road and only lightly clipping the girl with the back end of the vehicle.

The girl is knocked to the ground while the lorry driver does well to prevent the vehicle from overturning as he tries to regain control, straighten up and continue on the right side of the road.

Girl runs on the street and is slightly hit by a lorry which reacts on time in Maoming, China, on 17th October 2021. (AsiaWire)

The girl is then seen going over to the boy before walking towards a woman, possibly her mother, for a comforting hug.