Daijiworld Media Network - St Petersburg (SHP)
St Petersburg, Oct 28: In a shocking incident from St Petersburg in Russia shows a toddler falling in a manhole as the cover tips over. Once the video surfaced on Twitter, it left the netizens in hysteria.
Although the clip can make anyone gasp, it is how the child is rescued by the mother that triggers the virality.
The video shows a mother pushing a pram with her other kid walking alongside. As soon as the kid walks over a manhole lid, it tips over causing the kid to drop inside. Reacting to her child falling inside the manhole, the mother lifts open the heavy lid and tosses it aside. A passerby soon comes over and helps the mother to pull out her kid while another woman stares in disbelief.
The video received appreciation from Twitteratis for the mother's adrenaline-induced intervention.
One of the users wrote, "I used to work in manholes. Those covers are pretty heavy. That mom tossed that cover like it was nothing."
Some of the other users also urged the concerned authorities to replace the swinging lid to avert dangers in the future.