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title: "Child plunges into Kinta River while riding electric toy car"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/child-plunges-into-kinta-river/
date: 2022-05-10
modified: 2022-05-10
lang: en
author: "Sarah Yeoh"
description: "IPOH - A child fell into the Kinta River while riding an electric toy car at the Amusement Park, Kinta Riverwalk last night (May 9). In the 29-second viral video,..."
categories:
  - "Society"
tags:
  - "#Trending"
  - "electric toy car"
  - "Kinta River"
  - "Malaysia"
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# Child plunges into Kinta River while riding electric toy car

**IPOH** - A child fell into the Kinta River while riding an electric toy car at the Amusement Park, Kinta Riverwalk last night (May 9).

In the 29-second viral [video](https://www.facebook.com/PerakPress/videos/527874882400101/), it showed the electric toy car lying damaged by the riverside while members of the public formed a human chain to rescue the child before the toy car was swept away by the currents.

![Kinta River](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/kinta-river.jpg)Screenshot via [FB/Perak Press](https://www.facebook.com/PerakPress/videos/527874882400101/)

After rescuing the child, a man was seen receiving medical treatment for a wound on his leg before being carried off on a stretcher to the hospital.

![Kinta River](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/human-chain.jpg)Screenshot via [FB/Perak Press](https://www.facebook.com/PerakPress/videos/527874882400101/)

However, the age, gender, and present condition of the child remains unknown at the time of writing.

## Rides to be suspended

A probe has since been launched by the Ipoh City Council (MBI) into the matter.

Ipoh mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin told [Bernama](https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2079173) that the amusement park has also been ordered to stop electric toy car rides effective May 9.

![Kinta River](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/rumaizi.jpg)Photo: Astro Awani

He added that a company was appointed by MBI to be in charge of children's activities at the park and had also set several guidelines in place.

Read [also](https://weirdkaya.com/driver-drive-car-into-kl-condo-swimming-pool/):

https://weirdkaya.com/driver-drive-car-into-kl-condo-swimming-pool/

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