An 8-year-old boy riding a bicycle in Kerala had a miraculous escape as he was first hit by a motorcycle and fell on to the road while a state road transport bus was approaching. Although his cycle was crushed under the wheels of the bus he survived as he rolled over to the side of the road.

According to local media reports, the accident happened at Chorukkala near Taliparamba in Kerala’s Kannur district on Sunday.

ETV Telangana reported that the boy was riding a new bicycle that his parents had just bought for him. While riding the bicycle around his house, he suddenly lost control and surged on to the road when he met with the accident.