An 11-year-old boy was spotted by the police driving a car alone in Sibu. Following that, the boy’s father was fined by the police.
Sibu District Police Chief. Assistant Commissioner Zulkipli Suhaili, said the action of summons according to Section 26(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 was made after the child was successfully located at about 6.50 pm yesterday.
He said the child and his parents were taken to the Sibu Police Traffic Office for investigation.
“The results of the investigation found that the driver of the car, the boy in question, has autism and has a medical record at Sibu Hospital’s Psychiatry Specialist Clinic,” he said in a statement.
According to him, the police received information regarding a 30-second video that went viral on social media at about 3pm yesterday, showing the child driving a car alone on Jalan Kampung Nyabor here.
