NARA, Apr 11 (News On Japan) –
A 69-year-old roofing employee with a damaged leg, dying to flee hospital, has been caught stealing an ambulance to keep away from extended therapy.
According to police, roofing employee Hajime Kamei (69) of Yodogawa Ward, Osaka, is accused of stealing an ambulance that was parked exterior the South Nara General Medical Center, with its keys nonetheless within the ignition whereas ready for sufferers, at 7:00 AM on April 10.
The injured man then made his getaway alongside the Keinawa Expressway, earlier than being apprehended by police at an interchange in Kashihara City some half-hour later.
Hospitalized with a damaged leg, Kamei admitted to the theft, stating he “stole it wanting to escape from the hospital as discharge seemed to take forever.”
Source: MBS