The 38-year-old had been picked up from the Penampang police station by the Health Department personnel.
However, as they reached the Likas Sports Complex traffic intersection here, the man seated at the back of the vehicle opened the door and ran off, Kota Kinabalu city police chief Asst Comm Mohd Zaidi Abdullah said yesterday.
The suspect, he said, was to be sent to the Likas quarantine centre after being released by the Penampang district police.
“As he was fleeing, the accompanying health personnel called out to him to turn back but he ignored them and continued running before he disappeared from their sight.
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