This is the horrifying moment a mother and her five-year-old son were swallowed by a large crater in the road when it suddenly collapsed.
The 43-year-old woman was dropping her son off at a daycare in Bucharest, Romania, when the cobblestones gave way yesterday morning.
The young man, who had just gotten out of the car, immediately fell into the huge pit and his mother jumped in to save him.
The driver of a garbage truck that was parked next to the car rescued the five-year-old boy and the woman, helped by the public to get out of the crater.
The terrifying moment on Orhideelor Road in Bucharest Sector 6 was captured by a nearby CCTV camera.
EARLIER: Mother getting her son out of the car before the road suddenly collapsed
AFTER: The car was swallowed by the hole along with the five-year-old boy
In the images you can see the mother panicking when her son was swallowed by the cobblestone path.
Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the incident, although the car was severely damaged, local news reported.
Police and firefighters responded to the scene and the woman received medical attention, but did not require hospital treatment.
An investigation has now been launched to determine why the road suddenly gave way.
However, initial reports suggest it was caused by erosion due to a utility pipe and the combined weight of the car and garbage truck.
The driver of a garbage truck that was parked next to the car rescued the five-year-old boy and the woman, helped by the public to get out of the crater.
Police and firefighters responded to the scene and the woman received medical attention but did not require hospital treatment.