Video shows toddler was nearly hit after running into a busy Arizona intersection

ARIZONA– Heartbreaking video shows a toddler running on a busy Arizona street and almost being hit by passing cars before being rescued by a good Samaritan.

The horrific moment happened Friday at an intersection in Mesa that Adriana Bello says is always busy. Then she saw a two-year-old boy running across the street wearing nothing but a diaper.

“I honk and think, get out of the way… as if he could hear me,” she said.

Two oncoming cars swerved and narrowly avoided hitting the toddler before another woman was able to pull the boy to safety.

The toddler's father, Alexander Schabel, says he was not at home at the time of the incident. The child's mother observed five children as she walked to the gas station.

“She brought the big kids there. She says the children were sleeping. I don’t know if it was them or not, but she didn’t lock the door,” Schabel said.

He says he was alerted to the situation by his ring doorbell, which showed a stranger on his porch.

“A random lady was holding my baby… She was like your child almost got run over on the street.”

Schabel says he is relieved that his child is safe at home.

“People need to be careful when driving because something like this could happen.”

And neighbors are thankful the incident didn't end in tragedy.

“It’s definitely a miracle that this child wasn’t hurt at all,” Bello said.

The Arizona Department of Child Safety is investigating the incident. There were no arrests and the boy was safely returned to his grandmother.