4 men arrested for attempting to carjack a businessman's vehicle during a collision in Pasig City Tuesday night. pic.twitter.com/I5CfAa1JES — Anjo Bagaoisan (@anjo_bagaoisan) January 18, 2017

MANILA – Four suspects in a foiled carjacking attempt in Pasig City were arrested Tuesday evening after getting stuck in traffic while fleeing authorities.

Carjacking, illegal firearms, and drug possession charges will be filed against 4 men suspected of attempting to carjack a businessman's vehicle during a collision along C5 road in Pasig City.

The four had alighted from the car after the collision at around 7:50 p.m. They brandished guns and threatened the businessman who had also alighted from his vehicle to check the damage, according to the police report of the incident.

The businessman then called the attention of a police officer with the Philippine National Police - Highway Patrol Group near the site. This prompted the gunmen to go back to their car and flee.

Police suspect the gunmen fled when they noticed that the businessman had a companion in his vehicle. They also likely saw the HPG officer approaching on his motorcycle.

HPG personnel positioned at the corner of C5 and Ortigas Avenue heard the officer's radio report and spotted the vehicle stuck in traffic. This resulted in the arrest of the suspects.

Aside from 2 guns, police found ball caps, balaclava, clothes and plastic tying cords when they searched the vehicle.

Police found guns, plastic tying cords, caps, bonnets when they searched the men's car after the arrest pic.twitter.com/7chGHqM6tU — Anjo Bagaoisan (@anjo_bagaoisan) January 18, 2017

A plastic packet containing around 5 grams suspected shabu was also recovered inside a sling bag of one of the suspects.

A plastic packet with 5grams of suspected shabu was also found inside a sling bag pic.twitter.com/rYG8jFLdMq — Anjo Bagaoisan (@anjo_bagaoisan) January 18, 2017

The suspects, Gomer Palenzuela, 36; Isidro Ramirez, 36; John Ivan Breva, 28; and Joseph Aviles, 40, will be charged with grave threats and violating traffic, anti-carnapping, anti-dangerous drugs, and firearms laws.

HPG says the 4 are part of the "bundol gang" who deliberately collide with vehicles and hijack them when the driver is distracted pic.twitter.com/B7Anfor9Xk — Anjo Bagaoisan (@anjo_bagaoisan) January 18, 2017

They attended an inquest proceeding with the businessman in Pasig City on Wednesday morning.

Supt. Peter Dionisio of the PNP Highway Patrol Group's Special Operations Division said the incident shows the modus operandi of the "bundol gang".

HPG: Bundol gang commonly targets owners of newly-bought vehicles, overseas Filipinos coming from the airport pic.twitter.com/qZkJDHLqOp — Anjo Bagaoisan (@anjo_bagaoisan) January 18, 2017

The gang deliberately collides with vehicles and takes advantage of the ensuing panic and confusion to hijack the victim's vehicle.

Among their common victims are owners of newly-bought vehicles and overseas Filipinos coming from the airport.

Supt. Ferdie Villanueva, Chief of the PNP-HPG Regional Highway Patrol Unit, commended the businessman for immediately reporting the incident to a nearby policeman.

He said the HPG plans to increase its presence in the C-5 and Commonwealth areas as well as roads near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Katipunan where most of the carjacking incidents occur.

Villanueva advised motorists to remain alert when caught in a vehicle collision and immediately seek police assistance to prevent being victimized by criminals.