A Small Electric Scooter Appears at the Traffic Accident Scene... Safely Escorted Home by Police

Video Released on National Police Agency YouTube Channel
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A video showing a little child who drove an electric car for children alone onto the road and safely returned home with the help of a police officer has been released and is gaining attention.

On the 30th, the police released a video titled "The police who stopped the little electric car that appeared at the traffic accident scene?" on the official YouTube channel of the National Police Agency. This 1 minute and 22 seconds long video captures an episode that occurred around 5:50 p.m. on the 11th of last month on a side road in Gimhae, Gyeongnam.

At the scene, a traffic accident had occurred, and officers from the Yeonji Police Substation of the Gimhae Jungbu Police Station were managing the situation. Then, a little driver on a white electric car approached the officers. As soon as the police saw the child, they approached and stopped the movement, saying, "Where is your home? It’s dangerous to ride here." This was because the child had arrived at a side road with heavy vehicle traffic.

On the 11th of last month, police officers in a side street in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, are restraining a toddler who drove a children's electric car onto the road. [Image source=Captured from the National Police Agency YouTube]

Fortunately, the child knew the location of their home and pointed in the direction with their finger. The police then persuaded and comforted the child by saying, "Let's go home, okay?" and headed home together with the child. The child was safely escorted home by the police officer.

The police also released footage showing the child’s actions from leaving home to arriving at the accident scene. At that time, while the parents were briefly talking with neighbors, the child secretly rode the electric car for toddlers out of the alley and then approached the police officers upon seeing them.

Netizens who watched the video responded with comments such as, "Thank you to the police officers who thought about the child's safety even though they must have been busy handling the traffic accident scene," "It was so dangerous; if it weren’t for the police officer, something serious could have happened," and "It’s really fortunate that it ended warmly." There were also comments criticizing, such as "The parents should scold the child," "Parents, focus on your child," and "An electric car for toddlers coming out between parked cars might not be visible during the day."

According to the Korea Road Traffic Authority, there were 9,163 child traffic accidents last year, which is a 3.1% increase compared to 2021. The number of child injuries caused by traffic accidents also rose by 3.7% to 11,389. Over the past 10 years, there have been a total of 105,768 child traffic accidents, resulting in 451 child deaths. In particular, children in lower grades of elementary school and younger are most affected, and the highest number of casualties occurs during the after-school hours from 2 to 6 p.m.

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