An EMS ambulance crew were gun pointed in Greenpoint, Khayelitsha on Saturday. Two male officials were on their way back to their base when an attempted robbery occurred. Fortunately, there were no physical injuries and the officials managed to pull away from the scene on time.
“We will continue to work with communities in
the Western Cape to ensure that they understand that these kinds of crimes pose
a threat to paramedics’ well-being, especially during these dire times. They
should work closely with us to eradicate this criminal behaviour by reporting
assaults to the police,” says EMS Director, Dr Shaheem de Vries.
In a separate incident on Sunday, EMS personnel
responded to a head on collision, motor vehicle accident on La Belle road in
Stikland, Bellville. 15 patients were injured when a taxi and a bakkie
collided. There were fourteen male patients and one female patient. The
patients were transported to various hospitals.
‘’One of the patients were seriously injured
and the rest of the patients sustained mild injuries. Fortunately, there were
no fatalities. A total of six ambulances responded to the incident and the
first ambulance arrived at the scene at 08:39,’’ said Deanna Bessick,
Communications Officer at the Western Cape Government’s Emergency Medical
Services & Forensic Pathology Services
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