Toddler escapes unhurt after crawling on highway

Antalya: Security cameras in Turkey have recorded the sight of a baby crawling onto a highway and startling drivers, who waved frantically to other motorists to get out of the way.

The miraculous part of the story was the baby survived.

The video footage from the incident on Thursday was taken in the southern town of Antalya and shown on Turkish television channels.

Security cameras in Turkey have recorded the sight of a baby crawling onto a highway and startling drivers.

It shows a baby crawling out of the arms of his mother, who had fallen asleep while begging on the sidewalk.

The baby is seen climbing down the sidewalk and sitting on the side of the highway, just a couple of feet away from passing vehicles in heavy highway traffic.

Anatolia news agency said drivers called the police, who returned the baby to his mother. She was released after a short time in custody.

(With inputs from AP)

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