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A young boy narrowly avoided death after being mowed down by a car while dangerously crossing a busy road.
Heart-stopping CCTV footage shows the five-year-old boy crossing a four-lane road as a 4x4 narrowly avoids hitting him before he reaches a traffic island in the middle.
He then carries on running before being struck by a black car.
The driver, 46, told Channel 7 News that the boy appeared to have hit his head on front of the bonnet at the moment of impact.
She says she quickly got out of her car and rushed to check for injuries.
In the footage, onlookers can also be seen helping the boy off the road.