A Dutch man allowed his 11-year-old daughter to take the wheel of his car, which she promptly ploughed into a house after mixing up the accelerator and brake, local media reported Saturday.
The occupants of both the car and the house escaped unharmed from the incident in Hengelo, eastern Netherlands, according to local newspaper Tubantia.
Tubantia published a video of a car that had smashed through glass doors and a wall into the house, which the paper said sustained “significant damage.”
The girl’s mother and a baby were in the back seat of the car and were also unharmed.
The father confirmed to Tubantia that his 11-year-old was behind the wheel at the time of the accident.
The paper said the girl had asked her dad if she could drive a short distance.
When she came to a bend, he told her to brake, but she instead slammed on the accelerator and careered into the house.
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