An Ambulance was spotted cruising around the streets of Estevan on Sunday during Halloween, though luckily there weren't any serious situations where it was needed.

Instead, the emergency vehicle was giving away candy to trick-or-treaters and was wrapped up in its own special costume, resembling the cartoon character Lightning McQueen.

That's part of an ongoing tradition for the Estevan EMS, says Primary Care Paramedic Steven Raymond.

"About 5 years ago me and Brad Robinson were helping out in Radville and it was Halloween, so we decided 'hey why don't we buy some candy, drive it around, and give it to some kids?'. We didn't dress up the ambulance or anything like that," said Raymond, "Then the kids really liked it and the parents really liked it, so when we came back here the next year we ended up deciding that they liked it so much that why don't we dress up the ambulance and do it in Estevan."

Raymond says that the whole affair is done completely by the staff on their own dollar and time.

"The staff, we pay for all the candy, we donate our time to decorating the ambulance, and then kids really like and we enjoy doing it," said Raymond, "It's something we get to do together at work and we just keep doing it every year."

While there were fewer kids out this year due to the chilly temperatures, Raymond says he still saw plenty of enthusiasm.

"It was really good. It was pretty cold out, so there weren't as many kids out as last year but the kids we did find, really liked it," said Raymond, "They get really excited, and then you can hear them say 'Lightning McQueen!' and the kids come running, it's really fun, they really enjoy it."

The ambulance had a busy night, giving out quite a few pieces of candy to kids trick-or-treating.

"We bought I think 780 pieces of candy, and we easily gave all that away," said Raymond.

"I think next year, we'll do the mystery machine," said Raymond, "We really like doing it, and we're excited to keep doing it every year and get more and more kids knowing that we're going to be doing it every year."