Trio abandon stolen car and flee in another

Thorough inspection: Policemen checking the Honda City that was abandoned by the three men at a petrol station in Pendang, near Alor Setar.

ALOR SETAR: Three men high on the wanted list for a spate of luxury car theft cases stole two vehicles to escape the police after one of them was allegedly shot in Kuala Kedah here.

The trio were in a Honda City when four unmarked police vehicles from the Bukit Aman Special Task Force on Organised Crime suddenly blocked their way at a petrol kiosk. The driver in his bid to escape then rammed their vehicle into the police cars.