This is the heartstopping moment a family of ducks crossed a motorway - coming inches from being squashed by an 18-wheel truck.<br /><br />A mother duck and its six ducklings emerged from a nearby pond when the mother led the babies to cross the expressway in Samut Prakan, Thailand.<br /><br />They were seen wandering along the roadside before crossing the busy road when the lorry approached.<br /><br />Miraculously, the whole family avoided being run over and they carried on waddling along the tarmac oblivious to the brush with death.<br /><br />The near miss was seen by rescue workers who were passing by the area when they noticed the ducks.<br /><br />One of the rescuers, Apichai, said: "We were afraid that the ducklings would be crushed by the lorry. We were screaming on the other side of the road. Luckily they survived."<br /><br />The mother duck and her babies seemed to start panicking as they were trapped between the high traffic island and the speeding vehicles.<br /><br />After seeing that the ducks were alive, the rescue team switched on their emergency lights and stopped the speeding vehicles so they could reach the ducks.<br /><br />They then carried the ducks using a plastic basket to the safety of the roadside. Unfortunately, the mother duck flew away when they reached the other side.<br /><br />The ducklings have now adopted by one of the rescue team members who has a pond in her garden.<br /><br />Apichai added: ''They would have had a hard time trying to get back across the road to a safe place.''
