A four-year-old boy in the Netherlands sprang a major surprise for the local police and his parents by taking his mother’s car for a joy ride!

According to a BBC report, police in the central city of Utrecht said the child crashed into two parked cars on Saturday.

No one was hurt during his escapade, with police saying on Instagram they had discovered a "new Max Verstappen" referring to the Dutch Formula 1 racing champion.

The boy was seen on the street walking alone bare feet in his pyjamas by some people passing by who informed the police about the child.

After officers were called to pick him up, a report came in of an abandoned vehicle nearby, which appeared to have hit two parked cars.

The four-year-old was given some hot chocolate at the police station and a teddy bear, before being reunited with his mum.

Together, they went to the crash scene, where he was asked if he could show how the car worked.

The child opened the car with the key, put it into the ignition and moved his foot to the clutch and gas pedals, police said.

Police said that  on Saturday morning the child just picked up his mother's car keys "to go for a drive" after his father had left for work, 

The police have advised the parents to hide their car keys in the future.

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