ALOR STAR – A 6-year-old boy drove a car for about 2.5km before losing control and crashing into a lamp post along Jalan Bukit Tangga in Langkawi, last night.
Langkawi police chief Shariman Ashari said the boy, however, only suffered a cut to his chin in the incident at about 11pm.
He said the boy was driving a Toyota Vios car with his 3-year-old brother, who was unhurt in the accident.
“Police received a call from the public at 11.15pm regarding the incident,” he said in a statement today.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the boy had driven the car from his home in Kg Padang Mengkuang without his parents’ knowledge, said Shariman.
The island’s top cop said the boys had sneaked out from their house when their mother was in the bathroom and their father was asleep.
He added that the case was being investigated under Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987 as well as Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001. – Bernama, May 10, 2023
