Ambulance driver hurt in Warwick attack

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an ambulance driver was injured in Warwick on Saturday.

By The Newsroom

Published 19th Oct 2010, 11:18 BST

The incident happened in Emscote Road at around 7am.

A bottle was thrown at the ambulance and smashed a window, covering the driver in shattered glass and causing cuts to his arm and body.

Four other people inside the West Midlands Ambulance Service vehicle were not harmed.

A window in the nearby Nationwide Autocentre had also been damaged.

Officers arrested a 19-year-old man at the scene and he has since been bailed pending further enquiries.

Witnesses can call Pc Claire Evans at Leamington police station on 451111 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.