MALACCA: A suspected criminal was killed while his accomplice injured after the car they were in crashed into an excavator at Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz, Limbongan at about 5pm today.
A policeman was also injured after the suspects' car rammed into his motorcycle.
Acting Melaka Tengah district police chief Superintendent Razali Bakar said it is believed that the policeman was trying to stop the suspects who failed to stop at a police roadblock earlier.
He said police recovered small packages containing powder believed to be drugs and house-breaking tools from inside the wrecked car.
He said the deceased body and both the injured suspect and policeman was sent to Malacca Hospital for post-mortem and treatment.