Woman in stolen car nabbed after ramming vehicles, including postman's bike, in high-speed chase

KOTA KINABALU: A woman has been arrested after a tense high-speed chase that lasted nearly an hour across the city and saw her ramming at least four vehicles, including a postman's motorcycle.

According to witnesses, police finally apprehended the woman along Jalan Sepanggar shortly before noon Monday (Feb 14) after they reportedly fired shots at the tyre of the vehicle, believed stolen at around 10am from the city's central market area.

It was learned that several roadblocks were set up after police were alerted to the theft.

The vehicle was spotted leaving the town centre and sped past several roadblocks as police gave chase.

They eventually cornered her along the road to Sepanggar where she was caught in traffic.

She was then taken to Kota Kinabalu district police headquarters for questioning.

In a viral video, her car is seen hitting several other vehicles including the postman's motorcycle along the Likas Bay Coastal Road as policemen initially approached her vehicle on foot.

She is then seen nearly ramming a man, believed to be a policeman, in a bid to escape. The man is shown running to safety as the woman flees the scene.

Kota Kinabalu deputy OCPD Supt George Abdul Rakman said the woman was being detained for questioning under Section 307 for attempted murder, as she had injured a police sergeant while reversing her car to escape arrest.

"We suspect she is a drug addict," he said, adding that the policeman suffered slight injuries from a fall into a drain as the woman attempted to reverse the car in an attempt to escape.

No further details were available on the background of the woman, who is reportedly from Kg Sembulan here.

Based on witness reports and viral videos, the woman is believed to have rammed at least three cars as well as a postman on a motorcycle during her escape bid across the city.

Supt George said police were also checking on the number of other vehicles that were hit by the woman during her getaway bid.