A UK driver was forced to slam on the brakes recently to avoid hitting a group of school children who tried to cross the road in front of moving traffic.

Dashcam footage filmed on Chester Road in Birmingham shows the driver screech to a halt just before hitting the children.

John, whose dash cam captured this footage, later told Newsflare "I am extra careful now approaching partially obscured pelican crossings and the like, not relying on pedestrians to cross when they should."

The incident occurred in late September last year.

On my daily commute to work, I had to perform an emergency stop to avoid school children running across the road at a pedestrian crossing whilst lights are on green.

It was on the A452 Chester Road South, Castle Vale, Birmingham.

Afterwards, I reflected that if I had been momentarily distracted it could have ended in tragedy. I am extra careful now approaching partially obscured pelican crossings and the like, not relying on pedestrians to cross when they should.

Afterwards, I read about Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) which has been mandatory on new cars in the EU since 2009 and how this probably helped me miss the children.