QuickCheck: Did someone let two kids ride in the back of a pick-up truck with no seatbelts on?


A viral video on social media shows two children riding in the back of a pick-up truck with no regard for their safety. Is this true?

Verdict:

TRUE

Police managed to track down the driver of the vehicle who turned out to be none other than the children's grandfather.

Kubang Pasu OCPD Supt Rodzi Abu Hassan said the man admitted to being the driver of the vehicle in the video and that he had done it as part of a joyride.

"The case is being investigated under the Penal Code for endangering the lives or safety of others," he said.

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