Would-be carjacker flees after discovering car is a manual

A would-be carjacker in the US may need to work on his driving skills after he was thwarted by the gear stick of the manual car he was allegedly trying to steal.

Video shows the suspect dragging a driver out of his car in a Las Vegas carpark on April 13.

The man then jumps into the car and closes the door. But a few short seconds later the door opens again and the man runs out, fleeing the scene.

The suspect was not able to drive the car because it was a manual, ABC 8 reports.

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department is still looking for the bumbling alleged crook, who is described as a heavy-set Hispanic male in his mid-30s.