21-07-2025
Mum makes stop, kids go for a ride
End of joy ride: The car landed in a drain after it was driven by an 11-year-old boy. — Facebook pic
SHAH ALAM: An 11-year-old child was behind the wheel of his mother's car when it skidded into a drain along with two other young passengers.
South Klang OCPD Asst Comm Ramli Kasa said the incident, which occurred in Jalan Telok Gong, Klang, at 10am on Saturday, had gone viral online.
'The child and a seven-year-old passenger are siblings and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cardholders, while the other child is their Malaysian cousin.
'The mother of the two siblings was driving from Bandar Sultan Suleiman in North Klang Port to her sister's house in Telok Gong. The woman left the children for a moment to answer the call of nature.
'When the woman went to the toilet, the 11-year-old child took over the wheel so that they could go to a shop,' he said in a statement yesterday.
ACP Ramli said the child drove for about 2km before losing control of the vehicle when approaching the shop.
No one was injured and the car only sustained minor damage from the crash, Bernama reported.
Police have recorded statements from the parents of the child driver.
