This is the heart-stopping moment a little boy escapes getting crushed under a stampeding buffalo herd.

The incident happened in Shivpuri district in Central India on March 4.

Kanhaiya (4) son Praveen Shrivastav, a resident of Karera town, was playing outside his home when a herd of buffaloes suddenly came running his way.

Frightened by the animals, the child tried to run but was caught right in the middle of the stampede.

A few animals ran ahead missing the boy by inches while a few others turned back.

Passersby, who saw the horrifying incident rushed to move the boy to safety.

The incident was caught on a CCTV camera of a school.

A local resident Anil Shrivatsava said: “A lot of stray animals pass through this street every day though we had never seen anything like this earlier. Officials should control the menace of stray cattle in town.”

This is the heart-stopping moment a little boy escapes getting crushed under a stampeding buffalo herd.

The incident happened in Shivpuri district in Central India on March 4.

Kanhaiya (4) son Praveen Shrivastav, a resident of Karera town, was playing outside his home when a herd of buffaloes suddenly came running his way.

Frightened by the animals, the child tried to run, but was caught right in the middle of the stampede.

A few animals ran ahead missing the boy by inches while a few others turned back.

Passersby, who saw the horrifying incident rushed to move the boy to safety.

The incident was caught on a CCTV camera of a school on the same street.

A local resident Anil Shrivatsava said: “A lot of stray animals pass through this street every day though we had never seen anything like this earlier. Officials should control the menace of stray cattle in town.”