This is the nightmare moment every parent dreads - their child running into the road being knocked over by a car.

Five-year-old nursery school pupil Ashley Acibar let go of her mother's hand when she saw her friend on the opposite side of the street in Batangas City, the Philippines on November 15.

The youngster dashed excitedly out across the road without looking - and straight into the path of a car.

CCTV cameras on the street captured the moment the vehicle hit the youngster sending her skidding forwards before her right leg was trapped beneath the wheel.

Miraculously, she was able to stand up afterwards before the driver jumped out of the vehicle and lifted her into the back of the car to be driven straight to hospital - in the same vehicle which had just collided with her.

A spokesman for the local council said: ''The girl broke her leg and she will have to go through an operation. She is currently at Batangas Medical Center.''

This is the nightmare moment every parent dreads - their child running into the road being knocked over by a car.

Five-year-old nursery school pupil Ashley Acibar let go of her mother's hand when saw her friend on the opposite side of the street in Batangas City, the Philippines on November 15.

The youngster dashed excitedly out across the road without looking - and straight into the path of a jeepney passenger bus.

CCTV cameras on the street captured the moment the vehicle hit the youngster sending her skidding forwards before her right leg was trapped beneath the wheel.

Miraculously, she was able to stand up afterwards before the driver jumped down and lifted her into the back of the car to be driven straight to hospital - in the same vehicle which had just collided with her.

A spokesman for the local council said: The young girl's right leg was broken and she will have to be operated on. She is currently confined in Batangas Medical Center.''