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Elderly couple shot during tyre change on N1

Motorists have been advised to avoid travelling on the N1 at night after an elderly couple were shot during a tyre change near the Carousel Toll Plaza.

POLOKWANE – An elderly couple was hospitalised and is in a stable condition after a shooting incident on the N1 on Thursday night (September 18).

According to reports, the couple live outside Modimolle and were en-route home from Pretoria when the incident occurred.

The couple is said to have been near the Carousel Toll Plaza and had to stop to change a tyre when they were shot.

Julius Weideman of Jumas Security says the motive for the shooting has not been established.

“If possible, avoid traveling on the N1 north after dark,” his statement read.

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