ER24 said on Sunday that one of its medics had to get “several stitches to his face and hand” after being stabbed at the scene of an accident.

The incident occurred on Ohrtmann Road in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday night‚ when its paramedics “were on their way to a nearby hospital to handover patients onboard from a previous motor vehicle collision they attended”.

“They pulled over to assess the incident and confirm if further resources were required on scene‚” a statement said.

“Moments later‚ four occupants from one of the vehicles involved in the collision verbally assaulted the paramedics.

“The situation later escalated and one of the occupants presented a knife and attacked one of the paramedics. He sustained wounds to his face and hands before a member of the public stepped in and disarmed the knife-wielding man.”

The suspect then “ran across the road and returned with a brick and attempted to further assault the ER24 crew”‚ but was disarmed by a paramedic.

“Police arrived on scene and the suspect apparently proceeded to verbally assault the police officers and attempted once again to assault the medical crew.

“It is understood that the suspect also assaulted the driver of the other vehicle that was involved in the collision.

“Four suspects were detained…and taken to Mountain Rise Police Station.

“The patients that were originally being transported in the ambulance were later transported privately to a nearby hospital.” – TMG Digital