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James Rodger & Amardeep Bassey

Baffled cops rumble driver doing Asda shop in a second-hand ambulance

A banned driver stunned cops when he brazenly pulled into an Asda car park in a used ambulance - complete with flashing blue lights.

The driver was caught by police as he cruised into the supermarket car park for an essential family shop in coronavirus lockdown.

Now Greater Manchester Police has shamed the brazen motorist on social media amid the ongoing pandemic, reports Birmingham Live.

The force took to Twitter via its Traffic account and posted: "This Ambulance was reportedly carrying a family when it arrived at #Asda Harpurhey with blue lights flashing.

"Occupants promptly went inside to do their shopping. Our divisional colleagues tracked them down & the driver was found to be disqualified & also wanted by the court."

GMP said in a statement: "A man has been charged after an ambulance carrying a family was found in Harpurhey.

"Blessing Mukaukirwa (28/06/1988), of no fixed abode, has been charged with single counts of driving whilst disqualified, driving without a license, driving without insurance, using a vehicle with unauthorised blue lights, and failing to appear in court.

"He has been remanded in custody and is to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court today (Thursday 28 January 2021).

"Police were called on the evening of Wednesday 27 January to a report of a family in an ambulance near Asda in Harpurhey."

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