Boy comes within inches of being crushed to death by a huge lorry after running across the road without looking in heart-stopping video

One of the children finally spots the bus and pulls back - but the boy has not and there are just feet between him and the lorry 

The driver who filmed the dramatic incident said he was releasing the footage to warn children of the dangers of the roads

This is the terrifying moment a child came within inches of death after running from behind a bus and into the path of a massive lorry. Heart-stopping dash-cam footage shows the boy getting off the bus in Høyanger, Norway, with a group of four other youngsters. The children initially wait at the side of the road but the boy - wearing white shorts and a dark top - wanders out into the road. As the bus pulls away the huge red and white lorry looms into view but the youngster has no idea what is speeding towards him. The HGV driver spots the child and slams on the breaks - somehow coming to a stop just inches from the panic-stricken bo

The lorry driver slams on his brakes as the panic-stricken boy finally spots the vehicle

Somehow, the lorry shudders to a stop just in time as the boy, who came within inches of certain death, runs away unhurt