A 17-year-old Shakashead youth is fighting for his life after being severely assaulted this afternoon.
The teenager was stabbed in his back with a 20cm serrated blade after an altercation allegedly over R5.
He was taken to the N2 south where emergency services stabilised him before he was airlifted to the Inkosi Albert Luthuli General Hospital in Durban.
Rapid Care, Netcare911 and KwaDukuza fire and emergency were at the scene.
The teenager remains in a critical condition.
Check out video footage of the chopper taking off from the N2 (courtesy: Paul Herbst Rapid Care)
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