Story By: John Feng, Sub-Editor: Alex Cope, Agency: Asia Wire Report

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This is the moment stunned members of the public find a five-year-old boy in the driver’s seat of a crashed SUV and his toddler sister standing in the back.

The incredible incident happened on the streets of She County, which is in Handan City in North China’s Hebei Province, on 19th August.

According to the police, the boy and his three-year-old sister had been left sleeping at home by their parents when they woke up at around 7am local time to find their house empty.

The couple had reportedly gone to sweep the street outside their home, and the boy grabbed his sister and climbed into their dad’s car in order to search for him.

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The authorities said the five-year-old started the engine and somehow drove over a mile before crashing into a scooter at a crossroads.

As a crowd gathered around the Chinese-made Trumpchi GS4, they were stunned to find the boy in the driver’s seat, his tot sibling standing in the back – and no adults at the scene.

The footage shows the boy turning off the engine as the crowd of people standing around his dad’s car.

The authorities said the scooter rider was not seriously injured and was taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The children’s father was given a warning but not fined for over the boy’s adventure.

The parent said his boy often watches him drive and plays driving games on his mobile phone too.

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