This is the moment that a toddler narrowly avoids being hit by his father.
Silvio Araujo, 35, from Arapiraca in Brazil, was reversing his white pick-up truck out of his garage when his one-year-old son, Arthur, came running out in front of him.
CCTV footage from October 23 shows a child running in front and being dwarfed by the vehicle’s high bonnet.
Mr Araujo, who can’t see the little boy, steps forward and knocks his child over onto the street.
One-year old Arthur (Pictured Left) narrowly avoids being hit by Silvio Araujo (35), while driving a pick-up truck through Arapiraca in Brazil. Pictured left is Arthur and his mother
The heartbreaking CCTV captured on October 23 has now gone viral. It shows the one-year old being struck by the pick up truck.
Other drivers alert Mr Araujo by getting out of their cars and beeping their horns to stop them from pulling forward. Fortunately, he comes to a complete halt. Arthur was able to walk away with only minor injuries to his knees.
The footage shows Mr Araujo braking suddenly as another car pulls in front. The driver jumps out.
The pick-up stops inches from Arthur, who scrambles up and down the road. After that, Mr Araujo thanked the other drivers who alerted his by sounding their horns.
The father was relieved to say that he didn’t notice his son because of the height of his truck.
After the child fell on the roadway, his mother picked him up and ran out of the house with his seven-year-old sister.
Mr Araujo (Left), is seen with his beloved son, aged one. He said that the true heroes are those who honk their horns.
As Mr Araujo holds hands with his wife, he says that the frightening ordeal was a wake up call that you must always take the utmost care
Miraculously, he only had a scratched knee. He did not require medical attention.
Mr Araujo told news portal G1: ‘Gratitude to God and to the people who honked their horns. They are angels disguised in men, true heroes.
The footage was shared by the family as a warning to other parents and went viral in a matter of days.
Mr Araujo added: ‘It was an alert for other people who have children at home, pets too, that you take utmost care.’