A quick-thinking father saved his child from a tumbling scooter in eastern China.

CCTV footage filmed in Hefei City in Anhui Province on October 6 shows a scooter suddenly moving forward and tipping over on the road after a man sitting on it accidentally pressed the accelerator when he was having a conversation with a woman.

The quick-thinking man was seen grabbing his child immediately to prevent him from falling onto the ground.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

On October 6, 2023, in Anhui, a video captured a heart-pounding moment as a father engaged in conversation with a passer-by when his child, sitting in the front seat of the electric bike, accidentally touched the accelerator.

The motorbike quickly rushed off and at the same moment, the quick-reacting father, immediately reached out to grab the handlebars and took control of the car followed by lifting the child from the overturned motorbike by grabbing his collar.