Goodwood Adelaide: Emergency service workers allegedly threatened with axe by woman in car
Woman trapped in overturned car ‘threatens aid workers with an AX’ as they rushed to help
- Rescuers came to rescue a woman
- She would have greeted them with an axe
- After dropping, the rescue was successful
Rescuers rushing to rescue a woman trapped in an overturned car were surprised when she brandished an ax in their direction and allegedly threatened them.
The 33-year-old woman was trapped around 11pm Friday night when her black Holden station wagon rolled onto its side in Goodwood, Adelaide.
When a mix of paramedics, firefighters and police personnel tried to upright the car, she is said to have jumped out of the passenger door with the axe.
After she dropped the weapon, emergency crews were able to continue their work and safely remove her from the wreckage before she was taken to hospital.
The woman is now in Royal Adelaide Hospital and is being assessed for her physical and mental health, with police expecting to take her into custody on Saturday.
A 33-year-old woman greeted rescuers with an ax before threatening them as they tried to save her
After dropping the deadly weapon, a mix of firefighters, paramedics and police personnel continued their work to safely free her.
The woman was the only person involved in the incident and it is not yet known how the station wagon rolled onto its side.
She is expected to be charged with a number of crimes, including careless driving and assaulting police.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted SA Police for comment.
The woman was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital and is expected to be released into police custody by mid-Saturday