POLICE have arrested two men for deliberately obstructing an ambulance that was taking a patient to hospital yesterday.

South Klang district police chief Cha Hoong Fong said the suspects were detained at 4pm today.

He said the arrest was made following a review of a video recording on Facebook that showed the ambulance being stopped by a white Toyota Hiace van and a blue Modenas Kriss motorcycle, apart from a report lodged by the ambulance driver.

“Police will make a remand application on the two suspects, aged 53 and 30, tomorrow at the Klang court,” Cha said in a statement today.

He said based on the complaint received from the ambulance driver at 2.23pm yesterday, the driver who was taking a dialysis patient to Sri Kota Hospital in Klang was stopped by the Toyota Hiace driver who was tailgating the ambulance.

“The complainant warned the van driver by using a loudspeaker to keep his vehicle away. Soon after, a motorcyclist stopped his vehicle in front of the ambulance to obstruct it,” he said.

“The man got off his motorcycle and approached the driver and ordered the complainant to get out. (But) The complainant continued to back up his ambulance to avoid conflict.

“At the same time, the van stopped at the side of the ambulance. The complainant managed to elude both vehicles and continued his journey to the hospital.”

Cha said the case is being investigated under section 279 of the penal code for driving in a rash or dangerous manner on a public road and under section 341 of the same code for wrongful obstruction. – Bernama, March 25, 2022.