Creepy Midwich Cuckoo-style children bollards bemuse residents of UK village

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READ MORE: 'Massive gas explosion blast' leaves house smoking wreck as whole roof blown off"Because no one ever believes me when I tell them that one of our neighbouring villages has made their bollards look like Midwich Cuckoo style children, I have recorded the ghastly proof on video," he wrote."It's worse at night."The clip shows him driving through a school safety zone as a sign suggested drivers to drive at a speed of 20mph when the lights show.And two metres further down the pole, a child bollard dressed up in blue sweater and pleated skirt is placed on the pavement, facing towards the drivers.As Andrew slows down and continues, another one is seen standing right next to a bus stop.A third one, which is placed near a zebra crossing, appears to be "staring" at Andrew as he zooms in the camera.Many viewers felt chills and said the child bollards are "terrifying" and "the stuff of nightmares"."Crikey," one said and a second wrote: "That's very disturbing."To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.And a third added: "I think the painted bollards would be more of a distraction rather than a warning of children around which could be more dangerous?" Andrew admitted that he didn't notice if there is any school around, explaining: "Whenever I go through, I'm too mesmerised by the creepy bollards to notice anything else."The life-size statues first appeared in 2009 In Leicester and it can now be found outside schools in other cities such as Plymouth and Kirkby.READ NEXT:.