The ambulance had been dispatched to the settlement to attend to a patient in the area.
No one was injured, but the ambulance service crew and the patient were left shaken after a group of unknown men smashed the back window with a hard object.
The attack occurred during the night, on a narrow street between the shacks.
Ekurhuleni Emergency Services’ David Tshabalala denounced the violence against emergency services personnel and their vehicles.
He said this latest attack on the ambulance is one in a long line of acts of violence against paramedics and ambulances while they are responding to calls in the local informal settlements.
“Due to these attacks, our members are now afraid to enter the settlement, especially at night, and this is not good, because people in the informal settlement desperately need our services.
“Members of the community have to understand that attacks on ambulances have a lasting impact. They impact on the ambulance service’s ability to respond, due to a reduction in staffing and vehicles resources,” said Tshabalala.
Tshabalala, along with his colleagues and ward councillor Hilary Coke, met with Angelo community leaders on Wednesday afternoon, March 16, to try to find a solution to the on-going problem.
During the meeting, attended by the Advertiser, community leaders vowed to assist in tracking down the perpetrators and promised to support the emergency services.
An agreement was also reached that a public meeting would be called to mobilise every community members to stand together against the people chasing away the essential services, which are desperately needed in the area.
Coke also condemned the attack, describing it as a ”very grave incident”.
The ambulance is now off the road for repairs. -@FanieFLK
