Couple shot after vehicle breaks down
The man sustained gunshot wounds to leg while his wife was shot in the stomach.
A couple was shot while on the side of the road after their car broke down on their way home from holiday.
According to ER24,the couple were shot on Friday while they were waiting for breakdown services along the N12 East near Voortrekker Road in the south of Johannesburg.
At approximately 14:15 paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene where they found a man and a woman who had both sustained gunshot wounds, Rekord East reported.
A man, 48, sustained gunshot wounds to his upper and lower leg. His wife, also in her forties, sustained a gunshot wound to her stomach. She was in a critical condition.
It is understood from the man that they were on their way home from holiday when their BMW X3 broke down along the N12 near the Voortrekker Road off ramp.
While waiting in the emergency lane for breakdown services an unknown man apparently appeared and demanded valuables from the couple. Shortly thereafter he opened fire at the couple and ran away.
The man explained to paramedics that he managed to get out of the vehicle and flag down passing motorists to call for help.
The couple were treated on the scene and transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment. Members from the police and CPF attended the incident.
– Caxton News Service
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