Accidents

Three dead, one injured in KZN shooting

KwaZulu-Natal: At 11H42 Wednesday morning Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting on East Street in Taylor’s Halt near Pietermaritzburg.

Reports from the scene indicate that four adult males had sustained gunshot wounds.

Medics assessed three patients lying on the floor who had shown no signs of life and were sadly declared deceased on the scene.

A fourth patient was found some distance from the scene of the shooting with minor injuries after being grazed by a bullet.

Circumstances leading up to the incident will be investigated by the relevant authorities.

Shawn Herbst
Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
Netcare 911

In Other News – 2-year-old girl dies in Cape Town blaze

Police spokesperson Mihlali Majikela said a death inquest case had been registered for investigation. A two-year-old girl died after an informal structure caught fire in Gugulethu, Cape Town, on Tuesday.

Fire fighters

According to the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service, they received an emergency call at 3.35 am and Gugulethu’s fire crews responded quickly. They arrived on the scene in Skweza Street in NY 82 to find an informal structure on fire. continue reading

Source – Shawn Herbst