POLICE OPEN FIRE AFTER SUSPECTS CRASH INTO VEHICLES, TRY TO FLEE IN KUALA LANGAT

‎SHAH ALAM,  Oct 11 (Bernama) -- Police were forced to fire five shots at a sports utility vehicle (SUV) after it crashed into their vehicle as the suspects tried to flee near the Telok Panglima Garang Toll Plaza, Kuala Langat, early yesterday morning.

Kuala Langat police chief Supt Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi said the incident occurred at about 4.30 am when a General Operations Force (PGA) Central Brigade, Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (ATIPSOM) team, assisted by PGA Pos Pulau Carey personnel, stopped two vehicles, a four-wheel-drive truck and an SUV, both carrying foreign nationals.

“The suspect in the four-wheel-drive quickly reversed and crashed into a Perodua Myvi, which belonged to a Pos Pulau Carey officer, damaging the car.

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“At the same time, the SUV crashed into the police vehicle, and two officers fired five shots at the SUV's rear tyre,” Mohd Akmalrizal said in a statement today.

During the confusion, the suspect driving the four-wheel drive fled against traffic into the toll area, while the SUV sped off towards the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE).

"The officers tried to chase the SUV but found it abandoned by the side of the SKVE, with no one inside. A search for the foreign suspects was unsuccessful, and no illegal items were found in the SUV," he said.

No one was injured, and the search for the suspects is ongoing.

The public is urged not to speculate on the matter, and anyone with information should contact the Kuala Langat Police Headquarters at 03-31872222.

The case is under investigation under Section 186 of the Penal Code.

‎-- BERNAMA