Categories: Culture

Four-year-old boy takes mother’s car for a joy ride!

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A four-year-old boy in the Netherlands sprang a major surprise for the local police and his parents by taking his mother’s car for a joy ride!</p>
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According to a BBC report, police in the central city of Utrecht said the child crashed into two parked cars on Saturday.</p>
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No one was hurt during his escapade, with police saying on Instagram they had discovered a "new Max Verstappen" referring to the Dutch Formula 1 racing champion.</p>
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The boy was seen on the street walking alone bare feet in his pyjamas by some people passing by who informed the police about the child.</p>
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After officers were called to pick him up, a report came in of an abandoned vehicle nearby, which appeared to have hit two parked cars.</p>
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The four-year-old was given some hot chocolate at the police station and a teddy bear, before being reunited with his mum.</p>
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Together, they went to the crash scene, where he was asked if he could show how the car worked.</p>
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The child opened the car with the key, put it into the ignition and moved his foot to the clutch and gas pedals, police said.</p>
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Police said that  on Saturday morning the child just picked up his mother's car keys "to go for a drive" after his father had left for work, </p>
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The police have advised the parents to hide their car keys in the future.</p>
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IN Bureau

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