Man critical after ‘accidental’ shooting in Richards Bay

A SECURITY officer who works for a cash in transit company was taken to hospital this morning in a critical condition after an accidental shooting in the Alton suburb of Richards Bay.

According to Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha paramedics responded to the incident at around noon.

‘Reports from the scene indicate that two men were cleaning the firearm wen a shot went off accidentally,’ he said.

Paramedics arrived at the scene and found a man in his thirties in a serious condition.

‘Medics stabilised the patient at the scene before they transported him to a local hospital under the constant care of an advanced life support paramedic.’