Two robbers died minutes after robbing a businessman when their car crashed into a TNB 4WD while fleeing

Firemen at the scene of the accident.

JOHOR BARU: Two robbers died minutes after robbing a businessman when the vehicle they were in met with an accident in Taman Pelangi here Monday night.

Johor Baru Selatan District Police Chief ACP Sulaiman Salleh said in the 11.30pm incident, a 33-year-old businessman was robbed when he went to buy food at Jalan Abaid here.

In a statement, Sulaiman said a man armed with a parang suddenly approached the businessman and snatched his rucksack before escaping with another male suspect who was waiting in a Toyota Vios car.

The victim then followed the suspect's car until Jalan Kuning, but when they realised they were being tailed, the suspects drove their car faster towards Taman Pelangi before skidding to the right of the road.

"Unable to control the car, the suspects' car crashed into a four-wheel-drive vehicle with two Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) employees coming from the opposite direction.

"The two suspects died at the scene due to serious injuries while the TNB employees were injured in the head and leg," he said.

Sulaiman said police recovered the victim's rucksack containing his personal documents and RM200.

He said the two suspects, aged 28 and 34, were unemployed and one of them had five previous drug-related criminal records. - Bernama



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