Tuesday 2 August 2022 11:18 PM Dashcam captures moment boy runs onto road in Wiley Park, Sydney before 'hero' ... trends now Heartstopping moment a toddler runs onto a busy road and is rescued by a hero driver moments before he's hit Shocking footage shows a toddler running across a busy western Sydney road The boy escaped from a nearby house before darting onto King Georges Road A quick-thinking driver waiting in traffic leapt out of a car and picked him up By Tita Smith For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:11 BST, 2 August 2022 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 2 August 2022 Viewcomments Shocking footage has emerged of a toddler running onto a busy road during peak hour traffic after escaping from a nearby house. Drivers travelling along King Georges Road, in the western Sydney suburb of Wiley Park, were left horrified on Tuesday afternoon when a little boy ran out into traffic. Dash camera video showed the boy darting from the side of the road towards the median strip. Shocking footage emerged of a toddler running across King Georges Road, in Wiley Park, during peak hour traffic on Tuesday As cars began to turn left onto the road, a hero driver leapt out of his vehicle and quickly scooped the toddler up. 'Every car was in shock, [thinking] like "what should we do?"',' one driver told 7News. 'I felt stressed. I don't have kids, but it's something you don't see everyday.' The little boy had slipped away from a nearby home without his parents noticing after crawling through a gap in a fence. His mother told the publication she only looked away for a 'moment'. Fortunately, oncoming traffic was halted by a red traffic light at the time the boy made the dash. It is not the first time a toddler has been filmed being rescued on a busy road after wandering off from family. A little boy made headlines in May last year after he was plucked out of the path of a vehicle just in time in Panania, in Sydney's southwest. In May last year, terrifying dash cam footage captured a toddler rushing towards a moving vehicle in Panania, south-west Sydney Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility