Toddler runs onto King Georges Road during peak hour traffic

Shocking footage has emerged of a child running onto a busy Sydney road during peak hour traffic after escaping from a home.

Shocking footage has emerged showing the moment a toddler ran across a busy Sydney road during peak hour traffic.

The incident happened at King Georges Road on Monday afternoon when the three-year old boy escaped from a home and wandered into oncoming traffic.

A car can be seen turning towards the toddler before he was saved by a man who stepped out of his car to rescue the boy.

The toddler after being rescued by a driver who stopped his car. Picture: 7 News

Truck driver Tani Ferreyra, who captured the harrowing incident on his dash camera, can be heard saying “oh my god” as he watched the potentially-deadly scene unfold.

“Every car was in shock, like ‘what do we do’,” he told 7News after the incident.

“I felt stressed, I don’t have kids but this is something you don’t see every day.”

The boy ended up on the road after escaping through a gap in a fence, with his mother telling 7 News that she only looked away for a moment.

The three-year-old boy made it onto the road after escaping through a gap in the fence. Picture: 7 News

NSW Metropolitan Roads Minister Natalie Ward said it was a reminder to the public to be vigilant while on the road.

“That’s why parents and children need to be vigilant,” she told 7 News.

“That’s why our families need to look out for each other on the road, things can change in a second.”