50 shots fired in truck hijacking shootout

A truck driver and a security escort officer sustained critical injuries, with the truck driver sustaining a gunshot wound to the head.

Paramedics at the scene of the shoot-out.

Emer-G-Med paramedics and its specialised tactical K9 unit are on the scene of a truck hijacking that led to a shootout on the N1 North split from the N3 at the Buccleuch interchange, north of Johannesburg, Sandton Chronicle reports.

Spokesperson for Emer-G-Med Max Cohen said paramedics arrived on the scene shortly before 10am to find that a truck driver and a security escort officer had been injured in a shootout. Both sustained critical injuries, with the truck driver sustaining a gunshot wound to his head.

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Cohen added that, according to reports, two trucks carrying cellphones were hijacked by a large group of armed suspects. A shootout ensued, where upwards of 50 shots were fired.

“Police are at the scene. The N1 North N3 split has been closed to traffic due to intensive crime scene investigations. Motorists can expect heavy delays.”

“The patients were stabilised at the scene by Emer-G-Med Advanced Life Support paramedics before being rushed to a nearby specialist trauma hospital for further care. Fortunately, both are in a stable condition,” he said.

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– Caxton News Service

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