A police officer in Oklahoma has been caught on camera accidentally sledding into a small child during a snow day gone wrong.
Jenks Police Department published footage of a cop skidding down a frosty hill before he lost control and slammed into a child at the bottom of the slope.
Filmed in the Tulsa suburb of Jenks, cops shared the video Saturday as they issued tips for staying safe and warm during the winter weather brought by Storm Fern.
'No children or officers were injured in this video,' the post's caption clarified.
The footage began with the cop sitting in a plastic sledge while the person filming said 'send it' and a man pushed him down the hill.
The officer initially looked calm and composed while holding the reins of the sled. He slid smoothly down the dirt-speckled hill for a split second before the chaos ensued.
His snow-coaster suddenly hit a slight bump, sending it veering off to the left while several people watching said: 'Woah'.
The cop placed his right arm on the ground in an attempt to slow the sled, but it surged ahead while growing increasingly out of control.
An Oklahoma cop has been caught on camera accidentally sledding into a small child during a snow day gone wrong. The footage began with the officer sitting in a sled while the person filming said 'send it' and the policeman's friend pushed him down the hill, as shown above
The officer initially looked calm and composed while holding the reins of the sled. He slid smoothly down the dirt-speckled hill for a split second before the chaos ensued. The cop placed his right arm on the ground in an attempt to slow the sled, but it surged ahead
Despite the officer's best efforts to divert the path of his sled, it slammed squarely into the back of a small child who was standing at the bottom of the hill.
Witnesses could be heard gasping in shock, though the child did not react.
The sledge struck the child's legs, whipping them upwards before they landed on top of the officer as his legs flailed skywards and snow sprayed in all directions.
One person could be heard cackling in the aftermath.
It comes amid Winter Storm Fern, which brought heavy snowfall to 34 states across the US including Oklahoma, covering almost two-thirds of the population.
Residents across the country flocked outside as the torrential snowfall turned city parks and rural nature spots into powdery playgrounds.
But the storm also brought travel chaos, with more than 15,000 flights canceled over the weekend, while hundreds of thousands of homes were left without power.
Despite the Jenks Police officer's best efforts to divert the path of his out-of-control sled, it slammed squarely into the back of a small child (Pictured: the moment of impact)
The sled struck the child's legs, whipping them upwards before they landed on top of the officer. One person could be heard cackling in the aftermath
Forecasters have warned the damage to infrastructure could be even worse than the typical aftermath left by a hurricane.
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warned people in the impacted areas to stay at home 'if possible'.
Meteorologists have said the storm could have broken records in terms of how far across the US and Canada it managed to travel before petering out.
At one point, Storm Fern expanded over an area almost 2,000 miles in length, stretching from the US-Mexico border to central Canada.
Two dozen state governors issued emergency declarations in response, impacting an estimated 230 million people.
