This is the miraculous moment a two-year-old boy came within inches of being crushed to death by a falling palm tree.<br /><br />Tong Gosungnern had been playing with friends on the road outside his parents' home in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on Saturday afternoon. <br /><br />CCTV captured the terrifying moment a 30ft high old palm tree came loose at base - crashing towards the children below. <br /><br />As the youngsters see the tree, they scatter across the road. But curious Tong looked up in awe at the falling tree, rooted to the spot.<br /><br />Incredibly, the tree missed his head by a whisker as he stood transfixed, the palm tree hitting the road and bouncing at his side before his mother, Jane, scooped him up in her arms.<br /><br />Jane said: ''This was an old palm tree, so big. Nobody knew it would fall down. The moment I looked over and saw Tong with the tree coming down towards him, my heart stopped. <br /><br />''I just ran over and picked him up. We are so lucky that it did not hit him. The tree is so heavy, if it landed on him I don't know what would have happened. <br /><br />''The emergency services came to help and all the neighbours have been checking the trees now.''<br /><br />Tong escaped unhurt and was oblivious to the near miss - casually going about the rest of the evening playing with friends.
