A good Samaritan robbed at gunpoint

A good Samaritan was robbed at gunpoint Friday during an incident long the 401 near Cornwall. 

OPP say a car was parked to the side of the road and woman was waving traffic over in apparent distress. 

When a man stopped his car to help, he was greeted with a firearm held by a second woman and was ordered to hand over his cash and jewellery.

The women are described as: white, one was  25-30yrs old, 5-feet-7 to 5-foot-9, dark brown hair and English speaking.

The other was about 6-feet, short blonde curly hair, English speaking with a stocky build.

The suspect vehicle is similar to a blue Mazda M3 and there were no license plates on the vehicle.

Police advise motorists to use caution when stopping to help other drivers. 

They suggest going well past the vehicle and making a call to the local OPP detachment to advise them the location and description of the vehicle.

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