Police trace owner of car driven by 11-year-old child

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Police have traced the owner of a car that went viral on social media after it skidded, believed to have been driven by an 11-year-old child, at Jalan Telok Gong, Klang, on Saturday (July 19).   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Police have tracked down the owner of a car that went viral after skidding into a drain,

00:06allegedly with an 11-year-old behind the wheel.

00:10The incident took place around 10 a.m. on Saturday along Jalan Telok Gong in Klang.

00:16South Klang Police Chief ACP Ramli Kasa confirmed that the young driver, along with two other

00:22child passengers, has been identified.

00:25According to police, the 11-year-old boy and a 7-year-old passenger are siblings and both

00:30are UNHCR cardholders.

00:33The third child is their Malaysian cousin.

00:35Initial investigations revealed that their mother had driven them to her sister's house

00:39in Telok Gong.

00:41She briefly left the car to use the toilet, and that's when the 11-year-old allegedly

00:45took the keys.

00:46He then drove off with his younger sibling and cousin to a nearby shop.

00:52The child reportedly drove for about two kilometres before losing control, sending the vehicle

00:57skidding into a roadside drain.

01:00Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

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