Terrifying moment mother and five-year-old are swallowed by cobblestones as they drop son off at nursery school

This is the horrific moment a mother and her five-year-old son were swallowed by a large crater in the road when it suddenly collapsed.

The 43-year-old woman was dropping her child off at a kindergarten in Bucharest, Romania, when the cobblestones gave way beneath them yesterday morning.

The young boy, who had just gotten out of the car, immediately fell into the huge pit while his mother jumped in to save him.

The driver of a garbage truck, which was parked next to the car, rescued the five-year-old boy with the woman who was helped out of the crater by the public.

The terrifying moment on Orhideelor ​​Road in Bucharest’s Sector 6 was captured on nearby CCTV.

BEFORE: The mother gets her child out of the car before the road suddenly collapses

AFTER: The car was swallowed by the hole along with the five-year-old child

The footage shows the mother panicking as her son was swallowed up by the cobbled road.

Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the incident, although the car was severely damaged, local news reports.

Police and fire brigades quickly arrived on the scene and the woman received medical attention, but did not require hospital treatment.

An investigation has now been launched to determine why the road suddenly gave way.

However, initial reports indicate that the damage was caused by erosion from a utility line and the combined weight of the car and garbage truck.

The driver of a garbage truck, which was parked next to the car, rescued the five-year-old boy and the woman was helped out of the crater by bystanders.

Police and fire brigades quickly arrived on the scene and the woman received medical attention, but did not require hospital treatment