WATCH: Boy, 8, caught driving around in Land Rover
The streets of Vereeniging were in for a real shock this week...
Now we all know that the legal age to drive a car is 18, right?
Well, in a very strange turn of events, a video has emerged of a young boy driving a Land Rover through the streets of Vereeniging.
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According to IOL, authorities were made aware of the viral video circulating on social media.
The child, who is believed to be eight years old, was seen driving a Land Rover SUV in a residential area in Vereeniging, Gauteng.
Here is the video that was posted on Twitter:
8-year-old driving in Roshnee, Vereeniging. @TrafficRTMC @GTP_Traffstats pic.twitter.com/0PsdEQxg3L
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) December 13, 2022
In the clip, which is roughly two-minutes long, the boy talks to a group of adults who are in shock at what he is doing.
When an elderly gentleman asks the boy how old he is, the boy replies: "I'm 8 years old."
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According to the report, the same gentleman appears to be angry by what is going on and proceeds to ask the child questions about what he is doing and who the vehicle belongs to.
On social media, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) replied to the video and said it was unacceptable.
“We will follow up on and ensure that corrective action is taken,” says the RTMC.
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Main image attribution: Twitter screenshot/ Yusuf Abramjee