Ambulance crew attacked with bricks and glasses in fake 999 ‘ambush’

Paramedics set upon after responding to hoax call at a house in Eastleigh

Eastleigh ambulance attack
(Image credit: South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust)

An ambulance crew was attacked at a house in Eastleigh, Hampshire after responding to a hoax report of a 13-year-old girl having a heart attack.

Bricks, glasses and furniture were lobbed at emergency services personnel from upper windows as the rapid response team attempted to enter the house on Stranding Street yesterday evening.

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