By Helena Horton
2:59PM BST 28 May 2015
When strapping your baby into a supposedly safe car seat, the last thing you'd expect is for your child to fly out and hit the gear stick.
However, this is precisely what happened to a two-month-old boy who fell out of a Kiddu Lane 123 car seat mid-transit.
The incident happened when a family were forced to make an emergency stop in their vehicle.
The buckle on the safety seat is thought to have failed and the baby fell out of the chair and into the front of the vehicle.
The buckle on the safety seat is thought to have failed and the baby fell out of the chair and into the front of the vehicle.
Thankfully he escaped serious injury, but his horrified parents took to social media to warn others of the danger.
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Mother Stacy Tennant said: "He was bruised and is still traumatised by it as he screams when we now put him in a car seat.”
She said the accident happened because the buckle failed.
Kiddu Lane have since temporarily withdrawn the car seat (pictured, right) from sale after the Facebook posts went viral.
A spokeswoman for Asda told The Mirror: “We have removed this car seat from sale as a precautionary measure while our supplier conducts their investigation.”
A Tesco spokesman said: “We are investigating the concerns raised with Kiddu as a matter of urgency and have removed the product from sale as a precautionary measure.”
Kiddu did not respond when asked if parents could return the seat for a refund.
However a spokesman told the Mirror: "Product safety is our top priority and we are taking this matter very seriously.
“We have already conducted our own tests on our car seat buckles, which have indicated no fault to date. “However, we have also requested that independent tests are carried out by the premier UK test authority as a matter of urgency.
“In the meantime, we have made the decision to temporarily withdraw the Kiddu Lane car seat from sale until the tests are complete.
“We would like to reassure families with a Kiddu Lane car seat that the seat has been subjected to rigorous testing and has been approved to the current European Child Safety Standard ECE R 44/04 and by the Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA) in the UK.
“However, should anyone feel concerned they can call our dedicated helpline on 0161-702-5061.”
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Mother Stacy Tennant said: "He was bruised and is still traumatised by it as he screams when we now put him in a car seat.”
She said the accident happened because the buckle failed.
Kiddu Lane have since temporarily withdrawn the car seat (pictured, right) from sale after the Facebook posts went viral. A spokeswoman for Asda told The Mirror: “We have removed this car seat from sale as a precautionary measure while our supplier conducts their investigation.”
A Tesco spokesman said: “We are investigating the concerns raised with Kiddu as a matter of urgency and have removed the product from sale as a precautionary measure.”
Kiddu did not respond when asked if parents could return the seat for a refund.
However a spokesman told the Mirror: "Product safety is our top priority and we are taking this matter very seriously.
“We have already conducted our own tests on our car seat buckles, which have indicated no fault to date. “However, we have also requested that independent tests are carried out by the premier UK test authority as a matter of urgency.
“In the meantime, we have made the decision to temporarily withdraw the Kiddu Lane car seat from sale until the tests are complete.
“We would like to reassure families with a Kiddu Lane car seat that the seat has been subjected to rigorous testing and has been approved to the current European Child Safety Standard ECE R 44/04 and by the Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA) in the UK.
“However, should anyone feel concerned they can call our dedicated helpline on 0161-702-5061.”
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