Taking advantage of some unsupervised time, two boys aged 6 and 3 took their parents’ car to a toy store. They were arrested by Malaysian police after having a traffic accident.
A story that makes you smile, but which could have ended dramatically. According to an account reported by CNN et local mediatwo Malaysian children aged only 6 and 3 years old decided to take the wheel to go and buy… a new small car, in toy format this time.
On the evening of Wednesday May 10, on the Malaysian island of Langkawi, the police learned that motorists in the area had started to pursue a silver Toyota with suspicious behavior, and whose driver could easily be assumed to be under fire. influence of alcohol.
A 2.5km route… which ends in a lamppost
When they manage to find the vehicle, Malaysian law enforcement finds the wrecked car with the hood down. In a video posted on Facebook, we can also see the two children in the car, surrounded by passers-by.
In this video clip, young children can be heard telling people surrounding the vehicle that they want to go to a toy store to buy a new toy car.
“Mom is at home and we are going to the store,” the elder says in Malay. “We want to buy a black car,” adds the youngest.
According to Langkawi Police Chief Shariman Ashari, the two children took advantage of the inattentiveness of the mother, who was taking a shower, and the sleepiness of their father to seize the family vehicle. The 6-year-old boy, who was driving, still traveled 2.5 kilometers before ending his road trip embedded in a lamppost.
Without disclosing the identity of the two children, the Malaysian police said that the accident did not cause any serious injuries. The driver of the car, the eldest of 6 years, however emerged from this accident with a gash in the chin.
Malaysian authorities have opened a dangerous driving investigation.
