Scooter rider and son smash into truck after pressing accelerator by mistake

A woman and her son were inches from death when their scooter suddenly sped up onto a road in Indonesia, crashing into a passing truck, when their accelerator was pressed by mistake.

CCTV video of the incident, captured in front of Padang Aro street, South Solok, on September 25, shows the driver steer the red scooter by the road when exiting the shop parking.

The driver's young son then attempts to mount the scooter, however the accelerator is accidentally pressed, causing it to run into traffic and crashing into a passing truck.

The woman was seemingly rendered unconscious by the crash but her son ran back to the roadside for help.

According to local reports, both of them are fine and survived but were taken to hospital for injuries to their hands and legs.