Vicki Smith managed to snap a photo of the ducklings before the diver in front her ran over two of them.

A mother was left consoling her two children after they saw a motorist run over ducklings at a McDonald's drive-thu in the UK.

Vicky Smith, who was with her seven-year-old son, Saul, and five-year-old daughter, watched in disbelief the motorist crushed two stragglers at the fast food restaurant in Skegness, Linconshire.

Smith had photographed the group of duckling before they were crushed underneath the wheel of the Renault Megane. She posted the photos on social, saying the driver showed no hint of remorse.

"We were completely gobsmacked – she did not even look back after she did it," she told Lincolnshire Live.

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"My son was distraught.

"When we were coming back round we could see the daddy duck looking for the little ducklings," she said.

"We couldn't believe anyone could be so heartless.

"She placed her order and then just drove through them. We thought that it wouldn't matter if she had to wait a few minutes for them to move so she could drive forward."

Smith posted images of the ducklings before they were run over on social media and commented to say her son was inconsolable following the incident.

"Saul's having a breakdown 'cause we [were in the] car behind and he was watching them."

The local RSPCA said the incident had not been reported to them, however Smith had told McDonald's staff, who made sure the dead ducklings we removed.