BREAKING NEWS!! Parents Put Child Inside Washing Machine At Laundromat (VIDEO)

A seemingly routine trip to the laundromat turned into an urgent ordeal after a couple's child became stuck inside an active washing machine.

The father was allegedly playing with his child when he placed him inside the machine. However, when the door locked, the automatic cycle began with the tot trapped inside.

The panicked parents banged and pulled on the door without success as the child continued to spin inside the machine, according to surveillance video posted on YouTube.

Out of options, the dad urgently ran to the back of the laundromat to get the attention of a worker, who rushed to the scene and unplugged the washer. When the door finally unlatched, the worker pulled the child out of the machine.

Despite being trapped for more than a minute, the child managed to escape the machine with only minor bruising, according to Real Talk NY.

Perhaps surprisingly, the youngster isn't the only child to get stuck inside a washing machine.

In 2008, 4-year-old Doniven Hasseman tried to retrieve his clothes from the washing machine, when he fell inside and got stuck, MSNBC reports.