Langkawi, Malaysia.Photo: MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images
A pair of brothers, aged 6 and 3, are in serious trouble with their folks after stealing — and then crashing — their family car on the way to a local toy store.
The young boys were behind the wheel of a silver Toyota Vios on the Malaysian island of Langkawi when the car struck a lamp post at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday night, reported CNN.
“The driver was a minor aged six, who was driving a passenger – his brother, aged three,” Shariman said. “The crash occurred when the car, traveling from Ulu Melaka towards Kampung Nyior Chabang, lost control and crashed into a lamppost near Kampung Titi Chanwang.”
Shariman added that the boys took the car for a spin while their “mother was in the bathroom and father was asleep,” per CNN. They then drove around 1.5 miles before they crashed, damaging the car’s hood.
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In a video that has now gone viral, the boys are seen answering questions about their joyride.
“We are going to the shop. Mama is at home,” the 6-year-old boy told other motorists, according to theNewStraitsTimes. “We want to buy the black car,” his brother added.
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“Our investigations concluded that the boy understands the car’s accelerator and gear functions,” Ashari told theNew Straits Times. “When we checked the dashcam recording, it showed that the driving was a bit erratic, sometimes (the car) swerving into the opposite lane, sometimes to the left and right.”
The 6-year-old got a small cut on his chin and his younger brother was uninjured, added the outlet.
The parents, aged 22 and 28, have since been brought in for interviews, according to a statement posed on theLangkawi police Facebook page.
source: people.com
