Boy arrested after trying to drive solo across AustraliaPolice arrested the boy in Broken Hill, New South WalesA 12-year-old boy attempting to drive across Australia solo has been pulled over at Broken Hill some 1300 kilometres into his journey. The boy was stopped in Broken Hill on Saturday morning having seemingly driven across the entire state of New South Wales. Broken Hill highway patrol officers stopped the 12-year-old's vehicle about 11am on Saturday (local time) when they noticed its bumper dragging on the ground. READ MORE: Watch: Truck drags car"Checks revealed the driver to be a 12-year-old boy travelling from Kendall NSW on his way to Perth," the spokesperson said. The boy was arrested and taken to Broken Hill police station.

Source: Stuff April 23, 2017 06:33 UTC