A cop in Belarus saves a child from oncoming traffic, shielding the boy with his own body

In the Belarusian city of Vitebsk, located about 175 miles northeast of Minsk, near the Russian border, a police officer rescued a child from oncoming traffic, shielding the boy with his own body.

The officer, Sergei Batalko, says the driver both failed to stop for pedestrians and drove in the lane for trolley cars. “The driver didn't see the boy,” Batalko told reporters afterwards. “Well, and then I turned up, I scooped him up, and covered him with my body.”

Belarus' Ministry of the Interior, which manages the country's police force, uploaded to YouTube the dashcam footage of Batalko's heroic act. In the video, you can see that he pulled the boy out of harm's way, allowing himself to be hit by the car. Batalko escaped with only minor bruises on his shins. The boy has no injuries at all.