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Stolen car has hidden passenger

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HELSINGOR, Sweden, June 16 (UPI) -- In an attempt to catch a car thief, a 20-year-old Swedish man hid in the trunk of his girlfriend's stolen car only to find himself trapped.

The man called the police on ll phone when he discovered he had been accidentally locked in the trunk of the car, allowing police to track the call to his location, The Local reported.

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Apparently, the man had discovered his girlfriend's car parked and decided to wait in the trunk of the car to catch the thief. He left the trunk's lid slightly ajar, but was shocked to discover the latch had locked when the car hit a bump.

Police successfully tracked the man's call to a parking lot in the town of Helsingborg, Sweden, where they found the car and the man, but no sign of the thief, the newspaper said.

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