A kidnapped schoolgirl saved herself by bravely jumping from a moving car after allegedly being snatched on her way home.
Shocking CCTV footage shows the 15 year old walking along a pavement before stopping beside a car and being pulled inside by the driver.
Later, as the vehicle travels along a road, the teenager suddenly opens the front passenger door and hurls herself out.
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She tumbles onto the tarmac before scrambling to her feet and making a desperate run for safety, as reported by Need To Know.
The terrifying ordeal began as the girl was walking home from school in Engenho Novo, Brazil, at around 7:40pm on Friday (4 September).
A man driving a car with tinted windows allegedly approached the teenager and claimed to be armed.
Believing she was being robbed, the girl handed over her mobile phone, but the man then pulled her into the vehicle.
After driving away, the suspect became distracted for a moment, giving the teenager her chance to escape.
She flung open the passenger door and jumped from the moving car.
A vehicle travelling closely behind was forced to brake sharply to avoid hitting her.
The girl’s father later told local media: “When he looked away, she opened the car door and jumped out. She hit her head on the road and grazed her knee.”
After picking herself up, the teenager ran into a nearby housing complex while the suspect fled with her schoolbag.
Her family subsequently reported the alleged kidnapping to police, who are now hunting the driver.
Detective Muriel Menezes said: “Anyone who has the vehicle’s registration details or any information that could help with his capture can contact their nearest police station or the Disque Denúncia anonymous tip line.”
Menezes, who is leading the investigation, said officers have not yet established what the suspect intended to do to the teenager.
However, police are investigating the possibility that he may have intended to sexually assault her.
Menezes added: “It is also very important to warn children and teenagers not to approach unfamiliar vehicles.”
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