6-year-old boy takes little brother on joyride, crashes car into lamp post

A six-year-old boy took his parents’ car on a joyride in Langkawi last night, before crashing the vehicle some 2.5km away from home.

According to Langkawi police chief Shariman Ashari, the cops are now probing the parents for negligence.

“The incident happened about 11.15pm after the child drove the Toyota Vios with his three-year-old brother in tow, before crashing into a lamp post by the side of the road near Titi Chanwang,” Shariman said in a statement today.

Police said the boys are believed to have sneaked out when their father was asleep and the mother was in the bathroom.

A video of the accident is circulating on social media. In it, the boy can be heard saying he was going to a “nearby shop” when villagers came to the scene.

The boy sustained minor injuries on his chin while his brother escaped unscathed. The car, meanwhile, was thoroughly damaged on the front, especially the bumper.

“The case is being investigated under Section 43 of the Road Transport Act 1987, as well as Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001,” Shariman noted.

The former pertains to driving in a negligent manner while the latter concerns child abandonment.

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