SUBANG JAYA: A quick-thinking delivery man foiled an armed robbery attempt at USJ 14 here by slipping the would-be robber another bunch of keys instead of those to the van he was demanding.

Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohammad Azlin Sadari said the delivery man was unloading stocks of cigarettes from his van when the suspect approached him around 9am on Friday on USJ 14/1L.

"The suspect is believed to have held up a pistol hidden under a newspaper and threatened the victim," he said.

The suspect demanded for the keys to the van but the delivery man handed him a different set of keys instead.

Believing he had the keys to the van, the suspect tried to turn on the engine to flee, but was dismayed to find he could not.

The delivery man ran away from the van to get help, while the suspect also managed to make his getaway.

The case is being investigated for attempted robbery.