Typically, ambulances are used in emergency situations to transport people to the hospital. But one ambulance driver in Dubai went above and beyond the call of duty, and diffused a different kind of emergency by using his own vehicle to stop an out of control car stricken with brake failure cruising at 81 MPH.

According to Emirates 24/7, Kablan Awad, a 31-year-old Dubai resident, was driving his Nissan Altima with a friend from the east side of town when he lost control of his brakes.

He then immediately phoned Dubai’s police just before entering town and told them that a disaster was imminent unless his car was stopped in its tracks.

The police responded by sending a patrol car and ambulance to escort the out of control vehicle as he reached the epicenter of town. Police told Awad that the ambulance was to accelerate in front of his car and he was to ‘gently’ ram into the back of the vehicle, then the ambulance would slowly start to slow down to a stop. The plan worked flawlessly.

There were no injuries and the ambulance suffered minor damages.