Seven-year-old girl drives 16 vehicles, creates record

Mysore: Rifah Taskeen, a native of Mysore district of Karnataka, has entered the Golden Book of World Record as the youngest person to drive the most number of multi-wheeler, multi-axle vehicles.

The seven-year-old stunned the crowd gathered at the Bannimantap ground on Sunday by driving five cars, five SUVs, three mini lorries, and three torus lorries.

Rifah, a Class II student at the Saint Joseph school, Mysore, performed the record-breaking feat with permission from traffic police, Karnataka Primary education Department, and Child Protection Commission.

Rifah learned the ropes of driving from her father Tajuddin, a contractor and former race car driver who has won several races at the state and national level.

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