KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 28 -- A man was injured in the face after being assaulted with a steering wheel lock in what police believe was a road-rage incident triggered by a misunderstanding while driving along Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, near the exit of a petrol station in Johor Baru.

Johor Bahru South police chief Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat said the incident is believed to have occurred at about 2.21pm yesterday.

Police received a report from a 38-year-old local man, an e-hailing driver, who said he had been attacked following a traffic altercation.

Initial investigations found that the victim allegedly exited the petrol station abruptly, causing the suspect, who was travelling along the same stretch of road, to brake suddenly.

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