Girl injured as vehicle rapidly reverses
KUALA SELANGOR - A five-year-old girl sustained minor injuries when a man driving a Hyundai Elantra vehicle accidentally reversed into her and the front doors of a building on Eco Grandeur Road, Puncak Alam yesterday.
The 6.40pm incident resulted in the girl receiving cuts on her face.
Kuala Selangor district deputy police chief Deputy Superintendent Mohd Ambia Nordin said that preliminary investigations revealed the driver, in his 30s, was en route from his home to pick up his child from a kindergarten on Eco Grandeur Road.
"As he arrived at the scene and reversed his vehicle into the parking area, he accidentally accelerated, causing the vehicle to rapidly move backward," he explained in a statement today.
Mohd Ambia said the vehicle collided with the girl, who was walking in the area, as well as the building's door.
The girl was taken to the Al Sultan Abdullah Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Puncak Alam Hospital for treatment.
"At 8.30am on Wednesday, the victim was reported to be in stable condition and was discharged from the hospital," he added.
Investigation papers have been initiated, and the incident is being investigated under Section 43 (1) of the Road Transport Act (RTA) 1987.
Earlier, a viral 59-second video depicted a girl standing in front of a store with a Hyundai vehicle attempting to park in the area.
The vehicle subsequently reversed into the girl before she received assistance from the public at the scene.
