A UK driver was forced to slam on the brakes recently to avoid hitting a group of school children who tried to cross the road in front of moving traffic.

Dashcam footage filmed on Chester Road in Birmingham shows the driver screech to a halt just before hitting the children.

John, whose dash cam captured this footage, later told Newsflare "I am extra careful now approaching partially obscured pelican crossings and the like, not relying on pedestrians to cross when they should."

The incident occurred in late September last year.