Seberang Perai Selatan police chief Supt Shafee Abdul Samad said police had flagged down a car at the toll plaza at 5pm but the driver had sped off, heading towards the island.

“A police patrol team gave chase. He later used the same bridge to exit to Taman Verrapen in Jalan Bukit Panchor,” Shafee told Bernama here today.

When reaching Jalan Bukit Panchor, the man’s car rammed into a Proton Saga causing injury to the driver of the car, a pregnant woman.

The woman was later sent to the Sungai Bakap Hospital.

Shafee said following the accident, police detained the 24-year-old driver of the Honda Civic and initial investigations revealed that he was driving a cloned car.

“The car was not registered in Malaysia and further investigations are being carried out to identify how the man received the vehicle and whether he is a member of a syndicate that clones cars,” he said.

The man has been remanded for four days to facilitate investigations.

– BERNAMA