Police are hunting two men after a nurse reported an abduction attempt as she ... - Herald Sun

A VIGILANT security guard helped police track down two men accused of stalking women around Brisbane on Saturday night.

One of the women was a nurse who the men tried to abduct from outside the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Police said she arrived for her shift at 9pm on Saturday, parked her car at Brisbane St, Annerley, and began walking to the hospital on Ayr St when she was approached by a man.

He asked her for directions before allegedly shoving a "sharp object" against her ribcage.

"(The man) demanded that she go and get into a car which was nearby," Detective Inspector Geoff Acreman said.

"She looked over at the vehicle and saw that there was a silver Nissan Pulsar parked nearby with another fellow standing beside it."

Insp Acreman said a passing vehicle provided enough of a distraction so that the nurse was able to escape, breaking away and running into the street.

The men ran back to the Nissan and took off.

Two hours later, a security guard at Banoon railway station in Sunnybank noticed a silver Nissan Pulsar following closely behind three young women.

"The security officer from the railways actually approached this vehicle and shone his torch into the car and the two people in the car - who matched the description (given by the nurse) - then drove off at speed with their lights off," Insp Acreman said.

He said the security guard managed to take down the car's registration number.

Police found the vehicle's owner in Toowoomba who gave them the details of who had borrowed the car.

"We hope to have those persons in custody very soon," Insp Acreman said.

"It's obviously an extremely concerning act and their motivation is something that we take extremely seriously."

Insp Acreman said the nurse was very shaken from her ordeal.

A Metro South Health spokeswoman said the nurse had been offered "every support possible", including counselling.

She said a security officer was available to walk staff to their cars on request.

But Queensland Nurses Union secretary Beth Mohle said parking shortages were an ongoing issue for all hospitals.

"We are seeking an urgent meeting with management and will write to them requesting that meeting," she said.

"When we think of cases like Jill Meagher and the young woman in Mackay who were attacked and killed while walking at night, we have to do something."