A 35 year old man was shot in the leg during a road rage incident on the N3 near Westville – KZN.
The injured male’s employer contacted the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Operations Centre requesting assistance at approximately 15:19. The caller provided the Controller On Duty with a contact number for his injured driver’s assistant. Upon making contact with him, it was established that the Volvo articulated truck was involved in a minor collision with a second truck.
Both vehicles stopped on the side of the highway. An altercation ensued which resulted in one of the driver’s being shot. The injured driver thereafter drew his pistol and fired two shots before he managed to get back into his vehicle and drive off. The incident was witnessed by Tow Truck Operators.
Reaction Officers & RUSA Paramedics were dispatched to assist and located the truck at the off-ramp leading to the Pavilion Shopping Centre in Westville – KZN. Emergency Services were in attendance and the injured male was being treated by Paramedics from a private ambulance service. Reaction Officers were informed that the shooter handed himself over to Police.
He was not injured.
