The luckiest boy in Oman

A four-year-old boy had a miraculous escape after he was hit by an SUV in Seeb.

Little Awas Al Mahrami ran straight out into a main road on Sunday and was hit by a 4X4 vehicle.

His father, Yousif Al Mahrami, was mending fishing nets on the beach nearby and only knew his son had run off when he heard the screech of tyres braking on tarmac.

CCTV footage of the drama shows Awas looking left before he runs across the road but he was too small to see the danger over the parked cars blocking his view.

As he ran out, he failed to spot a dark coloured 4X4 vehicle approaching. Awas miraculously came through the accident virtually unharmed, suffering only minor cuts and bruises.

Hours after the horror accident, he was sitting up in his hospital bed accepting gifts from relieved friends and family.

The video footage of the neardeath accident was obtained by Awas’s father from a nearby shop. He published it online in an effort to raise awareness among parents and motorists to watch out for the children.

The CCTV footage, recorded on September 16, shows Awas running into the road, the driver of the car jumping from his vehicle and passers-by stopping to help.

The driver was so shocked by what had happened he leapt from his car to help and forgot to apply his handbrake. As he helps Awas up from the road his car can be seen rolling backwards.

Minor bruises

Dad Yousif took his little one to Khoula Hospital in the driver’s car. The incident took place on Sunday at 11am in Al Shraijah area near Seeb beach.

Both the boy and his father were on the beach at that time.

“Thank god he only escaped with minor bruises on his head. I only heard the sound of brakes and I knew that something was wrong,” said Yousif. “I rushed to the spot and found out that my son was run over by the oncoming vehicle,” he added.