Astonishing moment Good Samaritans try to lift car off Minnesota boy, 11, who was struck and dragged by elderly driver while riding his bike

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By Bethan Sexton For Dailymail.Com

Published: 11:16 EDT, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 11:23 EDT, 10 July 2024

Heroic bystanders successful Minnesota who saw an 11-year-old boy knocked disconnected his motorcycle raced into action to thief life nan SUV from his body.

The youngster was cycling pinch his begetter successful Maplewood erstwhile a driver ran a reddish ray and slammed into him.

He was dragged beneath nan wheels of the Hyundai Santa Fe and pinned to nan ground.

Staggering footage shows nan infinitesimal of impact, arsenic good arsenic nan speedy consequence of respective quick-thinking Good Samaritans. 

'I conscionable tried to assistance that car up, maine and his dad, we couldn't — past for illustration 3 guys coming in, past we conscionable trying our best, past we merchandise him from nether nan car,' Mohammed Seleit, who was among nan bystanders, told KARE 11.

Heroic bystanders successful Minnesota who saw an 11-year-old boy knocked disconnected his motorcycle raced into action to thief life nan SUV from his body

Video shows nan sickening infinitesimal nan metallic Hyundai rolls complete nan boy and his motorcycle he rode crossed a crosswalk.

As nan car rolls to a stop, nan boy's begetter is seen frantically opening nan vehicle's doors.

The driver jumps retired and some men effort and neglect to life nan car. As they proceed to struggle, a conveyance pulls complete connected nan different broadside of nan roadworthy and different motorist jumps out.

A 4th personification runs complete to thief and they each statesman attempting to extremity nan vehicle, getting thief from much and much passersby.

Eventually they negociate to life nan car and nan boy is lifted retired and carried to nan broadside of nan road. 

Saleit said he did not hesitate to enactment aft witnessing nan collision, which took spot astatine astir 11pm connected July 4.

'There's a kid and he's suffering,' he said. 'His dada was crying, 'My son, my son, he's dying, he's dying.' It was very painful, to beryllium honest,' he said. 

Mohammed Seleit, who was among nan bystanders, said it took nan spot of respective group to assistance nan car

The car's 57-year-old driver was subsequently cited for moving a reddish light

 The incident took spot arsenic nan driver was coming disconnected Exit 26 successful Maplewood arsenic nan boy and his dada were successful nan crosswalk

The boy was conscious and breathing erstwhile medics arrived to return him to nan hospital.

A constabulary study stated that a surgery limb were among his imaginable injuries. It stated nan boy's begetter was 'hysterical' and could hardly talk astir what happened.

Despite galore group pitching in, nan footage shows respective drivers who continued without helping. 

'It's weird for maine for illustration nan group who… drove disconnected without stopping for illustration to thief us. There's a kid nether nan car, he's successful symptom for illustration he's going to suffer his life, and they didn't extremity astatine all. We should be, like, merciful successful this life,' Seleit said. 

The 57-year-old driver was cited for moving a reddish light.

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