Terrifying moment a young child is hit by a car as he crosses the road on his scooter with his mother

Shocking footage captured the moment a young boy riding his scooter smashed into a car as he tried to cross the road.
The child, seemingly oblivious to the vehicle, attempts to wheel his way to the other side but crashes into the side of the Audi estate.
Footage taken from the car behind the Audi shows the boy, who is aged around three years old and wearing a helmet, cross the first half of the road with his mother.
But while the parent stops to take refuge at the island in the middle of the road with two other children, the youngster continues to roll on.
Luckily, the car has already started to pass the boy and he smashes into the side of the car, falling to the ground.
The mother then rushes over to the boy and picks him up, while the driver skids to a halt and gets out to check on the youngster.
The boy, crying and holding his arm, is dragged to the side of the road while another woman comes over to guide the other two children to safety.
The terrifying dashcam footage was recorded in Southampton last month, and has prompted a discussion online over who is at fault.
One viewer commented: 'Unbelievable how unaware some parents can be! That was a second or two from a fatal accident.
'Anyone blaming the driver here needs stay indoors or only leave with proper supervision.'
Another, writing about scooters, said: 'These things are lethal. See something potentially like this every morning and afternoon.
'Kids scooting ahead across driveways and downhill at speed along busy roads.'
Some blamed the driver, with one writing: 'He should have recognised the hazard way back, slowed right down to a stop and then ceded priority to the pedestrians to allow them to cross as is their lawful right and removes the hazard completely.
'Driver ignored the hazard and failed to cede priority so is in the wrong; end of story.'
Another said: 'Wow that was close. The car being half a second later could have made it worse.
'But then again the driver looked like he was paying attention quite well, braking very quickly too.'