Miraculous moment boy, 12, survives unscathed after being dragged under lorry

Emily Bashforth | Live News reporter Published August 7, 2026 10:27pm Updated August 7, 2026 10:27pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video In a moment that must be seen to be believed, a 12-year-old boy miraculously avoided being flattened after a lorry dragged him underneath. The boy was casually pushing his bicycle when he stopped and waited to cross as the lorry turned a corner. But at the last second, the youngster was caught up in the vehicle’s manoeuvre and shoved down onto the road with a thud. CCTV footage captured the extraordinary incident on Avenida Joaquim David in the city of Firminopolis, in the Brazilian state of Goias, on August 5. Footage showed the boy even getting hit by the lorry’s wheels, which lu