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A little boy was trapped under a car when it drove over him as he played on the pavement.
Horrified pedestrians rushed to rescue the child by lifting a car which had slowly mown him down.
The accident was caught on CCTV in Wuxi County, Chongqing Municipality, south-western China.
More than 10 strangers came to the boy's aid before he was taken to hospital.
In the video the unnamed boy can be seen crouched down on the pavement when suddenly he is hit from behind by the car.
A woman rushes over holding her hands up to stop the driver, who said he did not see the boy, from moving any further, while another man runs over and beckons for others to help.
Within seconds a group has assembled to lift the heavy vehicle and rush the boy to doctors.
Emergency services were called and police attended the scene. It is believed they are investigating the incident.
The little boy is reportedly still in hospital receiving treatment.
Police officer Wang Jianglin said: 'The doctor said that luckily the kid did not suffer a fracture or internal bleeding but only little cuts and bruises.
'As he is a small boy, we suggested him to stay in the hospital for observation. We questioned the driver, he said that he didn't see the child when he was driving in the morning.
'The accident happened on a slope road. When the driver was driving upwards, he failed to see the child who was squatting in front of his car because he could only see upward.'