Dashcam video captures moment child cycling in Bromsgrove is almost hit by car

Experienced firefighter and father-of-one says incident left him shaken up

Dashcam footage showing the moment a child cyclist is nearly struck by a 4x4 has prompted safety warnings.

Firefighter Rob Allen was driving along the A38 dual carriageway in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, when a group a children on bicycles emerged without warning from the side of the busy road.

Although he slowed down, moments later another young child - who had fallen behind the main group - cycled into Mr Allen's path. He was able to brake just in time.

The child briefly looks over his shoulder towards the 4x4, before carrying on across the road.

The father-of-one said the incident left him shaken up, but he decided to post the footage on social media to highlight the dangers on the road, and urged parents to have a conversation with their children about road safety during the summer holidays.

He said: “I wasn't sure whether to post this but if it stops a child from being killed on the road it's worth it. Today, a child rode out in front of me, across the dual track, without looking. Thankfully, I was driving under the speed limit & reacted quickly.”

He added: “I saw the first kids so dropped back by 5mph to 49mph (it's a 60 limit), if I hadn't I'd have hit him. He came straight out from behind the wall to the left. I've seen drivers on phones and doing way over speed limit through there, just imagine...”

Four years ago, a 17-year-old was killed just a few hundred yards from where the near-miss happened, after he was hit by a car.

A coroner later concluded the death was accidental.

Press Association