A man in a serious condition after he was shot twice in the chest

Mbasa Gqokoma

31 August 2015

A man in his 30’s is in a serious condition after he sustained two gunshot wounds to his chest on the N1 Highway near the Allendale turn-off in Midrand.

ER24 Spokesperson Russel Meiring said paramedics responded to the scene where they found the light motor vehicle parked against the roadside barrier.

He said on assessment, paramedics found that the man had sustained two gunshot wounds to his chest and was in a serious condition.

Meiring added that treatment and advancement life support interventions were performed on the patient before he was transported to Johannesburg General Hospital for urgent treatment.

The incident was reported to local authorities for further investigations.