An unsuspecting motorist with a dashboard camera might provide detectives with a vital clue as they investigate an attempted abduction in Sydney's north.
A nurse, 27, was walking home along Falcon Street at Crows Nest on Wednesday night when a man grabbed her.
The North Shore Private Hospital nurse told police the man put his hand over her mouth and tried to put her in the boot of his grey or silver sedan.
She punched the man in the groin before he drove away up Sophia Street.
She sought help from the nearby Caltex service station and was treated in hospital for bruises, grazes and swelling.
Detectives are hoping motorists with dashcams that were in the area between 10-11pm may be able to help with the investigation.
"These days many drivers, including motorcycle riders, have dashcams on their vehicles," Harbourside police Detective Inspector Michael Birley said on Friday.
"An unsuspecting motorist who was in the vicinity of the Pacific Highway or Sophia Street on Wednesday night may have captured footage of interest to our investigation."
Det Insp Birley said the nurse was still emotionally traumatised from the terrifying attack.
Investigators are after a man described as of Middle Eastern or Indian appearance, aged in his 30s, about 175cm tall with a stocky build and short dark hair.
