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Activists on social media platforms interacted with a video clip of Saudi citizen Abdullah Madloul Al-Anazi, who exposed himself to a traffic accident in order to prevent a much greater tragedy when he was driving his car in Al-Kharj Governorate, south of the Riyadh region.

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The video - which achieved wide spread - showed Al-Enezi's reaction when he was driving his car in the middle lane and noticed a child about two years old - named Moaz Salah Al-Awaid - crossing the highway, and he tried to attract the attention of a speeding car heading to collide with the child, but its driver did not pay attention.

Al-Anazi had no choice but to turn left to narrow the path of the oncoming car, slow down its speed, and protect the child from certain death. He blocked the car and succeeded in stopping it, exposing himself to the risk of a traffic accident.

Fortunately, the car stopped and the child or anyone else was not harmed in this incident, except for some material damage that occurred to the two vehicles.

Al-Enezi continued to show his good morals when he confirmed that he would bear the cost of repairing the car that he damaged, but one of the insurance companies announced that it would undertake to repair the two vehicles in this accident.

Episode (3/31/2024) of the “Shabakat” program reviewed the most prominent tweets of activists on the platforms that reacted to the heroic stance of this Saudi citizen and his quick wit that saved the child from certain death.

He deserves to be honored

The owner of the account, “Malak,” called for celebrating such behavior, and tweeted, “Such a person must be kind. God willing, he is a deserving act. He risked his life to save a child’s life.” She continued, “Praise be to God, who opened the eyes of his father and his family to him after God. This is truly a stance.” My heroism is to be thanked.”

Activist Billion agreed with Malak on the need to honor this citizen, and said, "This is a Saudi hero who deserves to be honored and compensated, and God willing, they will not neglect the car agencies."

Tweet Mishari emphasized the praise of those who came before him for Al-Anzi’s heroism, and tweeted, “By God, you are competent, Abdullah Al-Anzi, and yes, a million thanks to you. The shock was from him and he did not think about it in his life.”

As for the activist Salem, he tweeted, praising the exemplary behavior of Al-Anazi, “a man in every sense of the word, and a clear example of sacrifices to save children and people.”

For his part, tweeter Rami pointed out the responsibility of the parents to monitor the movement of their children, explaining that “the child’s parents must have some punishment as a result of this social event that has hurt us all.” He continued by explaining his idea, “If it had not been for the kindness of God’s will, the child would have been run over and the speeding car would have been about to "The coup will take place, and the gallant may become required to pay blood money for its passengers."

The young man, Al-Anazi, posted a picture on his Snapchat account of a 2024 car that he said he had received as a gift, and Saudi bloggers said that he also received other gifts after his heroic stance.