Melbourne kids survive dump truck pick-up

Two boys trying to avoid security at a Melbourne shopping centre have had a lucky escape after the dumpster they hid in was unloaded into a rubbish truck.

An 11-year-old and a 14-year-old were at a Broadmeadows shopping centre on Dimboola Rd and hid in a dumpster to avoid security at 4am on Wednesday.

Unfortunately for them a dump truck quickly picked up the container and emptied them into the back along with all the rubbish.

"The truck then ironically drove to Broadmeadows police station for its next waste collection when the driver heard the boys pleading from the back of the truck to be let out," Victoria Police said in a statement.

Police officers were able to help extract the boys, who were assessed by paramedics after they sustained minor injuries.