Father of nine-year-old caught driving in Rembau booked

REMBAU, Sept 7 -- The father of a nine-year-old boy caught on camera driving a car here was slapped with a summons today. 

Rembau district police chief DSP Anuat Bakri Abdul Salam said the police issued the summons under Section 111 of the Road Transport Act 1987. 

“Based on information, police successfully traced the car and the child and investigations found that the boy had driven the car in Kampung Bongek without the knowledge and permission of his 47-year-old father,” he said in a statement here today. 

An investigation paper was also opened under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001 for neglect, he said. 

“The police would like to thank the community for their concern over this matter and we hope they will continue to relay information to us,” he said. 

A 43-second video that showed a young boy driving a Proton Saga in a village went viral on social media today. 

Meanwhile, in Seremban, police are looking for a man and a young boy over a viral video in which an underaged driver was shown handling a trailer lorry. 

Seremban district police chief ACP Mohd Said Ibrahim said investigations showed the incident happened in Rantau. 

“The recording shows an underaged boy driving a HINO trailer lorry, and this video had gone viral. 

“Efforts to trace the man and the boy, whose age has not been determined, is ongoing,” he said in a statement here tonight.

He said police had received a report on the matter and the case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001. 

-- BERNAMA