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A bizarre crash in Nisku that ended Monday morning with five naked people in police custody began with a kidnapping, RCMP said.

A man, a woman and a six-week-old child were kidnapped by an unknown number of assailants at a Leduc County home at 9:30 a.m. Monday, police said Tuesday in a news release. The man, whose age was not given, was forced into a vehicle’s trunk.

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The kidnapping victims were targeted and “all parties” knew each other, police said.

While the car was in motion, the man escaped. A short time later, the woman and baby managed to get out of the vehicle. None of three were injured.

“A passerby offered assistance and secured all three in his truck,” the release said. “The suspect vehicle rammed the rear of the truck and ended up in the ditch.”

RCMP arrested five people after the collision, which happened just 17 minutes after the kidnapping.

On Monday, RCMP said the five who were arrested were naked, but have not explained why. Police believed drugs and alcohol may have been factors in the incident.