PALM BEACH GARDENS (CBS4) - Two people from Palm Beach County got more than they bargained for when they pulled off the side of the road to change a flat tire.

Palm Beach Gardens police said the flat happened around 4:20 a.m. on MacArthur Boulevard. When the pair, a man and a woman, got out of the car to change it they were rushed by two men with guns.

The pair was robbed then stuffed into the vehicle's trunk. The robbers stole a purse, a wallet and the keys to the car. The victims were able to escape by pulling the emergency release lever in the trunk.

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