A heroic woman lost her left arm after rescuing a toddler from being run over by a truck in southern China.

CCTV footage filmed in the city of Suining in Sichuan Province on October 2 shows a 2-year-old boy walking into a road when a truck was approaching.

A 46-year-old woman named Ran Tilan was seen running to drag the toddler back from the road.

However, Ran was hit by the truck causing her to pass out on the road.

Nearby residents sent the two people to hospital for treatment immediately.

The boy only had skin trauma but Ran had to have her left arm amputated.

In another video, Ran said in an interview: "I did not think that much, but dragged him back. I only thought of rescuing the boy.

"Although I lost my left arm and my right hand suffered severe injuries, I saved the boy's life. It is worth it."

The video was provided by local media with permission.

10月2日下午两点五十七分，四川遂宁,大英县回马镇街上车来车往，一名两岁小男孩因寻找母亲准备横穿马路。正在路边和朋友聊天的46岁的冉体兰注意到了小孩的异常，当小朋友准备走上马路时冉体兰瞥见了远处行驶来的货车，几个健步冲了过来伸手拽回小孩并护在怀里，冉体兰则被货车撞伤躺在马路上不省人事，周围的街坊马上就围了过来将两人紧急送医。男孩无大碍仅受皮外伤，而冉体兰左臂完全粉碎性骨折后截肢，右臂皮肤撕裂，胸腔及眼角骨折及脑出血。右手在进行了三次手术后准备植皮手术。
10月25日，冉体兰病情稳定后，县委政法委、回马镇相关负责人专程前往医院看望慰问冉体兰进一步核实调查、了解情况，并向她送上慰问金，待冉体兰出院后将进行评残和见义勇为表彰。‍
冉体兰说：
“最幸运的就是我抓住了他的衣服
一把将他甩在我身后
虽然我失去了左臂，右手也受了伤
但是救了一个鲜活的生命
一只手换一条命，值了”。
11月3日，大英县人民政府授予冉体兰“大英县见义勇为公民”荣誉称号。之后，大英县还将向市委政法委推荐其为市政府奖励有突出表现的见义勇为个人候选对象。