SEREMBAN: A two-year-old boy was flung out of a car and landed on the fast lane of the North-South Highway (PLUS) after the vehicle he was in was rammed by another car.
The incident took place around 3.20pm yesterday at KM 235.5, of the north-bound Ayer Keroh Melaka-Senawang stretch of the highway.
It is understood that the incident occurred as a result of a race between two other vehicles, a Honda Jazz and a Perodua Myvi.
Negeri Sembilan Traffic Police (Investigation and Enforcement) Department chief, Superintendent Ibrahim Abd Kadir, said white Myvi, in the left lane, was engaged in dangerous driving with the Honda, which was in the far right lane.
“One of the cars suddenly changed direction and veered towards a Honda Civic, which was in the middle lane.
“This startled the driver of the Civic, who lost control of his vehicle and rammed into the metal road divider, before bumping into the rear of another car in the middle lane.
“As a result of the crash, a passenger in the Civic, a two-year-old boy, was thrown out of the car and landed in the fast lane.
“The victim was taken to the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital (HTJ), Seremban for treatment,” he said.
It is understood that the boy, who was in his mother’s lap in the front passenger seat, was thrown out of the window as a result of the impact.
Ibrahim said investigations have identified the two vehicles which were being driven recklessly. Action, he said, will be taken under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
“Upon conviction, offenders can be jailed for a maximum of five years and fined no less than RM5,000 and a maximum of RM15,000,” he said.
A 59-second video recording of the incident via a dashboard camera has since gone viral on social media.
Alleged dashcam owner posted on Facebook explaining about the date on the video footage, clarifying the incident did take place yesterday but he did not set the time and date on his dashcam properly, which is why the timestamp reads 2018, and not 2020.