An ambulance driver in the line of duty has been shot by highway robbers on his way to the hospital with a woman in labour in the Eastern Region.
The driver was shot in the head, according to Accra-based Starr FM and he is currently in a critical condition at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
He was rushing the pregnant woman from the Akuse Government Hospital to the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua on Thursday, according to the report.
The bandits opened fire at the emergency vehicle when it failed to stop when it reached a section of the road where they were carrying out an operation.
Police Patrol team rushed to the scene after the incident and conveyed the injured driver and the woman in labour to the Tetteh Quashie Memorial Hospital, Starr FM further reported.
The acting Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command Sergeant Francis Gomado confirmed the incident when contacted.
No arrest has been made yet.
Source: Daily Mail GH
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