Caught on camera: Boy survives being run over after falling out of van

New video released Thursday shows a young Chinese child narrowly escaping death after falling out of the rear door of a moving minivan and being run over by a car last month.

Surveillance video shows the rear door of a minivan slowly opened and a child fell out of it onto the road as the vehicle pulled away from an intersection. Before the child could stand up, the car behind the minivan drove over the child and then stopped.

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READ MORE: Toddler falls out of back of moving van in China

The accident happened in late March in Zhaotong City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province.

After quickly realizing what had happened, the family stopped the minivan and got out to rescue the child. The child was taken to hospital for treatment.

According to local traffic police, the child sustained only minor injuries.