The 30-year-old teacher said he had parked his car outside a shipping company warehouse near the Kota Kinabalu port, because the state government’s Aidilfitri open house at the Sabah International Convention Centre had caused severe congestion in the area.

He said that when he returned to his car, he was confronted by several people who allegedly made sarcastic remarks about him parking there.

He added that when the group became hostile, he tried to leave and accidentally hit another vehicle while reversing and fled the scene, but was pursued by several men on more than four motorcycles.

He claimed that the men hit his car using their helmets at a traffic light stop near Jesselton Quay, causing him to collide with a van and another car.

He also accused the group of smashing the driver’s side window and the rear windscreen of the car.

The teacher sustained minor cuts to his cheek and neck from broken glass and was treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

“Never in my life have I been so afraid. Now, I’m worried about being targeted by the same people,” he said.

Police have remanded five suspects to assist in the investigation after both sides lodged police reports.