When visiting large shopping malls with children, you must not let your guard down even for a second.

Let us take a look at a terrifying accident captured in China.

A child hangs onto the handrail of an escalator and is dragged upward.

As the child gets higher and higher, a friend who was playing together below watches anxiously, stamping their feet.

This footage was captured at a shopping mall in Jiangxi Province, China.

A 6-year-old boy hung onto the escalator handrail and was dragged up to a height of a whopping 6 meters.

Upon hearing screams, a mall employee rushed over and, joining forces with a delivery worker who happened to be nearby, successfully rescued the child safely.

It was a moment that could have led to a major accident if it had been even slightly later.

Thanks to the quick rescue by citizens, a major disaster was narrowly avoided.

(Photo Source: X @Eng_china5)