Alex paramedics hijacked at gun point
ALEXANDRA – Two paramedics and a patient were robbed and an ambulance hijacked at gun point while on the way to the Alex clinic on Tuesday morning.
Two City of Johannesburg paramedics were hijacked at gun point on 2nd Avenue in Alexandra while transporting a patient to The Alexandra clinic on Tuesday morning.
@CityofJoburgEMSAmbulance crews Hijacked again in Alexandra this morning with a Patient inside the Ambulance@CityofJoburgZA @CoJPublicSafety pic.twitter.com/uw8H21eydO
— Cojems Spokesperson (@RobertMulaudzi) October 10, 2017
Spokesperson for the city’s Emergency Medical Services Robert Mulaudzi said two men approached the vehicle and demanded cellphone’s and wallets from the people on board.
“Luckily, they were left on the road unharmed and another ambulance was called to the scene,” he said.
Mulaudzi said that the two men then drove away in the ambulance and later abandoned it at a nearby area.
This was the second time in less than two months that an ambulance was hijacked in Alex.
“Not so long ago, another ambulance was hijacked on 12th Avenue, it is disturbing to see that these things happen while paramedics are on duty.”
He said the incident left most paramedics in fear.
“Right now most of our crew members are traumatized. These kinds of incidents are creating panic and fear to our emergency services personnel who are supposed to render [these] essential services.”
Mulaudzi urged residents to protect paramedics while on duty.
@CityofJoburgEMSWe are really under attack,very same people we suppose to serve,residents are urged to protect EMS medics @CityofJoburgZA pic.twitter.com/8yjfjPM3xL
— Cojems Spokesperson (@RobertMulaudzi) October 10, 2017
