KUALA LUMPUR: A video of a speeding Volkswagen Polo crashing into the rear of a police patrol car in Jalan Pudu here on Monday has made its rounds in social media few hours after the incident took place.
The one-minute video recorded by another driver on the road, showed the Volkswagen slamming into the patrol car which then struck the wall of the tunnel where the incident occurred.
City traffic police deputy chief Deputy Superintendent S. Markandan confirmed that the incident took place in Jalan Pudu at 8.55am on Monday.
The driver of the Volkswagen was a 21-year-old private college student, was believed to have lost control of his car before ramming into the police car," he said adding that the youth was believed to be intoxicated while driving.
He said the driver and the police officers only sustained minor injuries and a police report was lodged by the student.
The accident is being investigated under Section 44(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.