A BABY narrowly avoided serious injuries when it fell out of a moving car on a major Bradford road.

The child was in a baby seat and in a car with two people when the vehicle turned onto Whetley Lane.

According to an eyewitness, the door opened and the young passenger landed in the road still in its car seat.

It was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary by ambulance, but is believed to have been uninjured.

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An onlooker, who was sat in a car at traffic lights waiting to cross Thornton Road, told the Telegraph & Argus: "It was like something from the movies and I didn't know what was happening.

"The door came open and the seat and the baby in it fell out.

"A woman got out of the car and took hold of the seat and was quickly trying to put it on the back seat.

"I was really concerned and hoped they would call an ambulance.

"Luckily, police were two or three cars away and they turned around and dealt with the driver.

"I was just glad the police were there and they could deal with this."

West Yorkshire Police confirmed they were at the incident, which happened around 4pm on Saturday.

A spokesman said: "A vehicle has gone round the corner and the child seat, with the child inside, has fallen out of the car.

"The child is uninjured and we are there."

Yorkshire Ambulance Service added: "We received a call at 4.04pm on Saturday.

"There were reports of a child who had fallen from a car.

"We dispatched one ambulance and took the child to Bradford Royal Infirmary."

Cllr Shabir Hussain (Labour, Mannningham) urged parents to check their children are safe and secure when they travel in cars.

He said: "Never in my life have I seen a car door open by itself. There's a high possibility the car door has been pulled open if the child wasn't properly in its seat.

"You should know if a car door is faulty, and if it is, a child should be strapped in properly.

"I've got children and I can't take anyone out unless I put the seats in and make sure they are strapped in.

"My message to parents would be they need to be careful.

"It's a very precious thing.

"There was a time when we didn't have car seats or people weren't bothered about seatbelts, but safety for children is very high now and you can't take children out without them being strapped in properly.

"Make sure they are strapped in properly before you take them out and parents need to make sure that is the case because it's for everyone's safety."