Florida man rushes into traffic to rescue toddlers who wandered onto busy road
Florida: A dangerous situation was averted in the US state of Florida after a man ran into a busy roadway to rescue two toddlers who had strayed into fast-moving traffic, officials and local media reported.
The incident took place over the weekend in Brevard County, where John Brittingham noticed two young girls standing unattended on a highway while he was driving. Realising the immediate risk to their lives, Brittingham stopped his vehicle and rushed onto the road, signalling to oncoming drivers to slow down as he approached the children.
Video footage of the rescue, which has since circulated widely on social media, shows Brittingham running through traffic and reaching the toddlers while one of them stood in the middle of the road. Within seconds, he picked up both children and carried them to safety.
Brittingham later told local television station WESH-TV that the moment left him shaken, as he feared the consequences had he not acted in time. He said the children appeared to be around two years old or younger.
After ensuring the toddlers were safe, Brittingham went door to door in the nearby area to determine where they had come from. His search led him to a nearby Airbnb property, where he found an elderly couple and a young woman who were unaware that the children had wandered outside.
According to Brittingham, those inside the house were shocked when informed and no injuries were reported.
NEW: Man jumps out of his car and saves two toddlers from getting hit after they walked into the middle of a busy road in Brevard County, Florida.
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2 killed, 5 injured in firing after mob storms CRPF camp in Manipur's Bishnupur: State home minister
Imphal (PTI): Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam on Tuesday said two persons were killed and five others injured in firing after a mob stormed a CRPF camp in Bishnupur district.
A large number of youths and women held a protest against the killing of two children in a bomb attack by suspected militants in Moirang Tronglaobi area earlier in the day, he said.
The protesters stormed the CRPF camp near Gelmol, a few 100 metres from the bomb attack site, burnt vehicles and vandalised properties there, he said.
"I had urged the protesters not to enter the CRPF camp and to allow security forces to focus on conducting an operation to apprehend those involved in the bomb attack," the minister said.
But the demonstrators did not pay heed to the appeal.
"They stormed the CRPF camp, burnt vehicles and vandalised portions of the camp, leading to firing by security personnel. They fired either in self-defence or in anger. Two persons, unfortunately, died in the firing, while five others sustained bullet injuries," the state home minister said.
