A three-year-old boy was injured after falling out of a moving car while his father remained unaware of the incident until he had driven two kilometers further down the road in Malaysia’s Pahang state.
Here’s what happened.
Child Falls Through Open Rear Window While Father Takes Phone Call
According to New Straits Times, the incident occurred on 7 April at approximately 11 AM along Jalan Lipis-Merapoh in Pahang.
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The 36-year-old father had taken his son on a quick errand from their home in Kampung Berembang to a hardware store in Kampung Tempoyang, traveling in their Proton Saga.
After completing their shopping at the hardware store, the father pulled over to the side of the road to answer an incoming phone call.
During this brief roadside stop, the toddler managed to exit the vehicle through the left rear window, which had been left completely open.
The father, unaware of what had transpired, resumed his journey without noticing his son was no longer in the car.
He continued driving for approximately two kilometers before finally realizing the child was missing from the vehicle.
Meanwhile, the three-year-old boy was left alone on the roadside, having suffered facial injuries from his fall.
The toddler was spotted standing by himself by the roadside, visibly bleeding from his facial wounds.
A concerned passerby who noticed the injured child immediately alerted authorities about the situation and took the boy to the Padang Tengku police station.
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Police Investigation Underway as Child Receives Medical Treatment
Upon discovering his son was missing, the father became frantic.
He immediately turned around and searched along the stretch of road he had just traveled.
When his search proved unsuccessful, he proceeded directly to the Kuala Lipis police station to file a missing person report.
It was while at the police station that he received the news that his son had been found and was currently receiving medical treatment at Padang Tengku health clinic.
The boy was transferred there from the police station after being brought in by a passerby.
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Lipis police chief Superintendent Ismail Man confirmed the details of the incident to reporters.
According to his statement, the three-year-old suffered facial lacerations after tumbling out of the car window but was in stable condition at the health facility.
He said that preliminary investigations revealed that the child had fallen from the left rear window of the vehicle while it was stopped during the father’s phone call.
Authorities are specifically examining the father’s actions to determine if there was negligence involved in the case.
Investigations are ongoing.
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