Just after 17:15 on Wednesday evening ALS Paramedics from our Cato Ridge Hospital Base responded to numerous calls of an alleged Cash in Transit robbery on the R56 near the second Bainesfield offramp before Richmond outside of Pietermaritzburg.
Paramedics arrived on the scene to find chaos and carnage as the scene was spread over some distance with multiple vehicles damaged as a result of bullet holes as well as crashes including the damaged cash vehicle. SAPS and multiple security officials were in attendance and the area was cordoned off.
Paramedics triaged the scene and immediately began treating the injured. Multiple people had sustained various injuries. One person a male who was allegedly in a taxi was caught in the cross fire and sustained gunshot wounds. Paramedics assessed him however unfortunately he had passed away on the scene due to the injuries sustained. Six other people including the security officials had sustained various injuries and were stabilized on the scene by Paramedics before being transported to various Durban and Pietermaritzburg Hospitals for the further care that they required.
The entire R56 was closed to allow SAPS to investigate this incident.
