Moving experience: Adorable girl, two, becomes transfixed when she sees a huge lorry for the first time

  • Ellen Willis, two, was enjoying quality time with her father Dan, 30 in Dorset 
  • Mother, Sally, 27, was filming the two playing together in a pub garden
  • Suddenly a lorry roars by leaving little Ellen stunned 

By ROD ARDEHALI FOR MAILONLINE

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Heartwarming footage captures the moment an adorable toddler playing with her father in a beer garden becomes transfixed by a lorry roaring by.

Ellen Willis, two, was filmed playing giggling with her father Daniel, 30, as they sat on a bench in a pub garden in Christchurch, Dorset.

But as a huge lorry drives by, little Ellen suddenly stops what she is doing stunned by the vehicle.

Heartwarming footage captures the moment adorable toddler, Ellen Willis, two, was playing with her father in a beer garden and suddenly becomes transfixed by a lorry roaring by
Ellen had been playing with her father, Dan, 30, when the lorry roared past leaving her stunned

Heartwarming footage captures the moment adorable toddler, Ellen Willis, two, was playing with her father in a beer garden and suddenly becomes transfixed by a lorry roaring by

Her mother Sally, 27 filmed the footage and said she couldn't believe Ellen's reaction.

Sally, from Dorset, said: 'It was a lovely sunny evening, and we were sitting in a pub garden after grabbing dinner.

'To keep Ellen occupied and happy, Dan was playing with her on the bench - being the daredevil that she is, she decided she wanted to try jumping off the table into Dan's arms, like trust exercises.

'I was just filming her, laughing and squawking away, and happened to be filming at the perfect time.

'One minute she was giggling and the next minute she'd just frozen dead on the spot, with her mouth wide open.

'A lorry had driven past, and her face was a picture - I was crying with laughter, I've never seen her react like that to anything.

'The beer garden is quite close to the road, so she had a good view of the lorry - she might've seen one passing before from inside the car, but I don't think she's ever been in a position to have a full view of a lorry before.

Sally, from Dorset, said: 'It was a pretty massive lorry, so she got a good long look at it. She's clearly a fan of lorries, so I'm thinking about taking her to see the Eddie Stobart ones'
'Maybe she'll even end up becoming a lorry driver when she's older!' she added

Sally, from Dorset, said: 'It was a pretty massive lorry, so she got a good long look at it. She's clearly a fan of lorries, so I'm thinking about taking her to see the Eddie Stobart ones' (Ellen, pictured with brother Charlie, five)

'I don't know what about it caught her eye, other than the fact it was quite loud going down the hill.

'It was a pretty massive lorry, so she got a good long look at it.

'She's clearly a fan of lorries, so I'm thinking about taking her to see the Eddie Stobart ones.

'Maybe she'll even end up becoming a lorry driver when she's older!'

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