Collision between a vehicle and a scooter ridden by a child ends in negligence case against the father
An Egyptian expatriate was referred for investigation and a negligence case was filed against the father of an Egyptian child after his scooter collided with an Indian vehicle in Fintas.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Kuwait officials: The repercussions of a traffic accident between a vehicle driven by an Asian migrant and an Arab child on a scooter have transcended a simple two-party collision, as charges were also brought against the child’s father. According to details provided by a security source to Al-Anbaa, Public Security officers referred an Egyptian migrant to investigative authorities following a collision in the Fintas area, after an Indian national struck an Egyptian child on a scooter. The incident opened the door to another case concerning the extent of a parent’s responsibility for the care of their minor child. The source added that the accident was initially recorded as a traffic incident between the two parties, before further details emerged showing that the scooter rider was a child born in 2014. The source noted that the relevant authorities opened a separate misdemeanor case against the child’s father under the charge of “neglect in the care of a minor,” after separating it from the main traffic accident file. The case has been referred to investigative authorities to complete procedures regarding the parent’s responsibility for the incident.
