Mother is questioned by police after footage of her young son sitting on her car's roof as she drives goes viral
- Footage of a nappy-clad child on the roof of a moving car has gone viral
- The child's mother, aged 36, is being questioned by police over the incident
- The child is alleged to have been on the top of the car for about 10 minutes
- Incident occurred in Western Australia and witnesses felt 'sick to the stomach'
A mother who unknowingly left her nappy-wearing toddler on the roof of her car while she drove through suburbia for ten minutes is being questioned by police.
Footage of the oblivious mother driving through Harrisdale, Western Australia, as concerned drivers tried to flag her down on Friday afternoon went quickly went viral.
But now the 36-year-old may have landed herself in hot water, after police allege she failed to properly restrain her child.
A nappy-wearing child has been filmed riding on the top of a car for 10 minutes as his mother drives unaware her child is on the roof.
Two other children were in the car but properly restrained at the time the young child was seen clinging to roof racks.
Other concerned drivers desperately tried to alert the driver that another of her children was on the roof of the car, flashing lights and beeping their horns at her.
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Eventually, one motorist got her attention and she pulled over, grabbed her child and drove off.
But onlookers say the child holding onto the roof racks wasn't distressed.
Footage shows a silver Holden travelling along Wright Road in Harrisdale, Western Australia, before 6pm on Friday night
'The child seemed fine and looked like he was enjoying himself,' a witness told Nine News.
Other witness said they felt 'sick to the stomach' after seeing the young child on the moving car.
Further footage from the publication showed police speaking to the mother after she stopped at a petrol station.
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