Moment resucers save younger boy trapped in a taxi that had veered off a highway and plunged into a quick flowing canal

This is the astonishing moment a young boy who was trapped in a taxi that had veered off a road and into a fast-flowing canal. 

Hero residents in Russia‘s Dagestan region acted as the car moved downstream.

One witness immediately shouted to the driver to ask if there was a child inside, before stripping off and getting ready to dive into the murky water to save the boy.

Instead, the watching men came up with a daring plan at lightning speed.

Three, including the man in his underwear, climbed onto a metal crossbar above the canal, waited for the drifting car to pass beneath them – and reached down to grab the child from the driver who passed him through the window.

They hoisted the lad up and, precariously balancing on the narrow structure, passed him back to safety.

A fourth rescuer on the canal bank gratefully grabbed onto the boy.

Moments later the heroes rescued the boy’s mother who was also trapped inside the sinking taxi on the Canal of the October Revolution, a major waterway serving the city of Makhachkala.

The driver also got out alive, according to reports.

Hero residents in Russian region Dagestan acted as the car moved downstream

The driver also got out alive, according to reports

There were calls today for the rescuers to be honoured for their act

One of the rescuers was named as Assadulla Magomedov, a trainee from the Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov school, named after a legendary MMA coach.

Commentators praised the calm coordination and courage of the men, calling it ‘not a movie – just an ordinary day for Dagestan’ — a southern region often celebrated for strong community ties.

There were calls today for the rescuers to be honoured for their act.