A boy narrowly escaped being run over by a minibus after he crossed the road in the city of Mingguang, eastern China

CCTV footage of the incident, shot on October 1, shows a minibus crashing into a pole in order to avoid the five-year-old boy, who is seen running across the road.

The five-year-old can also be seen falling to the ground before running to safety.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.