At a busy intersection in Wujiang district, Jiangsu province, a dash cam recorded a small child falling from a minivan, unbeknownst to the driver. The video, which was uploaded on Chinese websites, has since gone viral with netizens throwing insults at the driver for his mistake.

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The 30-second video shows a two-year-old boy fall from the back of a minivan on the morning of February 27. The vehicle continued to accelerate while the child immediately got up and started chasing the van. A concerned citizen went out of her car and carried the boy to the minivan's driver. 

Yang Defu, 52, is the driver of the minivan and the grandfather of the boy. Fortunately, the child did not suffer injuries thanks to his thick jacket and layers of clothes.

"I was waiting at the red light. After passing the intersection a car chased after me and kept sounding the horn," Yang told Chinese media.

"The driver told me a kid fell out of my van. I looked back, parked my van aside, and went back to search for my grandson," he added. 

Yang said that his grandson has rode with him before, and that he has never heard of child safety seats before the incident. 

Yang's van was found to have a broken tailgate lock sustained when a car crashed into its rear end on February 22. He did not ask for money to fix the car, which amounted to ¥400 ($62). 

"I had thought of going to get it fixed, but begrudged paying so much," he told Zhengzhou Evening News. 

Jiang Hongkun and Du Xuili, the two people who rescued the boy, have been awarded ¥4,000 ($615) by the local government.

Receiving the good and the bad 

Following various reports by local media, Yang has attracted the ire of many netizens, calling him out for being an irresponsible driver and guardian. The hashtag "Your kid has fallen" on Chinese social media site Weibo has garnered more than 240 million views. 

"I'm afraid people across the country possibly know me now. It is not a good reputation to have. I feel ashamed of myself," Yang told the Global Times."The criticisms are right. I accept them."

But many entities have also reached out to help his family. Yang, who lives with his wife, his 26-year-old son, daughter-in-law, and grandson, only has a vegetable shop as his major source of income. 

The family received a minivan and a child safety seat from a dash camera maker in Shenzhen, while a manufacturer of child safety seats also gave them a seat. 

"There are so many great people. I feel very grateful for their kindness. I will use the safety seat from now on and mend the car immediately when it's broken," Yang said. 

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