Two nabbed after high-speed car chase in Tuaran

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Police opened fire at a car that tried to ram into their mobile patrol vehicle in a car chase in Tuaran district, about 40km from Kota Kinabalu on Oct 3 night.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/aAW2Z  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Police officers were chasing two local men trying to flee on foot after a car chase in

00:14Tuaran Sabah on Thursday night.

00:21Tuaran OCPD Superintendent Noraidin Aghmaidin on Friday confirmed the incident, saying that

00:27the police eventually arrested the duo in their 30s.

00:31He said the incident happened near a petrol station in Telepok at 9.29pm, when the police

00:37patrol vehicle spotted a car that the duo were travelling in drove dangerously against

00:43traffic.

00:44He said the police attempted to intercept the car, but the driver accelerated and tried

00:48to crash into the patrol vehicle.

00:51He said they then fired several shots to stop the vehicle in self-defence and to ensure

00:55the safety of other motorists.

00:58The suspect's car then sped off towards Taman Sri Rugading before the police caught up

01:03with the car.

01:04Police said drug-related equipment was found in the car and the suspects had prior criminal

01:09records.

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