Suspected Midlands ambulance hijacker nabbed
A suspect has been arrested for hijacking a Midlands EMS crew at gunpoint near Pietermaritzburg.
The incident happened on Monday.
The suspected hijacker was caught after the ambulance collided with other cars just past Ultra City near Estcourt.
Midlands EMS spokesperson Roland Robertson says no one was hurt during the incident.
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"Midlands EMS paramedics responded to a motor vehicle accident just after N3 Lions River. On arrival, they noticed that one vehicle was next to the fast lane on the N3 with debris just before the car accident.
"The ambulance crews went to remove the debris out of the road to keep other motorists safe.
"Whilst returning back to the vehicle, they noticed that the ambulance was driving off already, and when they got back to the scene, they asked the other crews that were going too, and they mentioned that the driver from the vehicle that was involved in the accident held them at gunpoint and took the ambulance."
