A Prince George man was pulled over by police after driving a child-size pink toy Barbie Jeep along one of the main roads in the north-central B.C. city on Sept. 5.

And on a day that included a hit-and-run involving an ambulance and a prominent downtown business being destroyed by fire , photos and video of the Barbie Jeep quickly spread online with a mixture of humour and disbelief.

Photos captured by several witnesses show Kasper Lincoln wearing aviator sunglasses and cruising down 15th Avenue near Nicholson Street — one of the main thoroughfares.

Speaking to CBC News, Lincoln said he was getting ready to go get a slurpee with a friend but "got lazy" and decided to borrow his roommate's child's tiny car to get around, as his friend walked along beside him.

"I never drove it befo

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