A security camera in China has captured the terrifying moment a 5-year-old boy wandered into the road and was run over by a car.

The video, which was filmed in Chongqing on July 12, shows the boy wandering about at the side of the road close to the entrance to a market.

As a car passes by his left side, he suddenly walks into its path and is run over.

The boy was taken to hospital. Incredibly was treated for only minor injuries.

Shocking footage has emerged from China of a five-year-old boy hit by a car.

The CCTV video, captured in Chongqing on July 12, shows the boy walking and spinning at the entrance of a market.

Then, he suddenly walks to the front of the car driving passing him and gets run over by it.

The ambulance arrives in a short time and he was sent to hospital.

Fortunately, he was not injured severely.