A 25 year old Uber driver has suffered head and facial injuries after he was attacked on the Old Main Road in Canelands at 16:40 on 17 June 2018.
The victim was attacked by three armed men after he stopped near a bush to relieve himself. He was robbed of his mobile phone and an undisclosed amount of cash. He was returning from King Shaka International Airport after dropping off a client and used the back road.
He informed Reaction Officers that he had been suffering from diarrhea and urgently needed to use the toilet. He then took a shortcut home but stopped alongside a dense bush when he was attacked.
The victim could not confirm what weapon was used to attack him. He drove off towards the Canelands Library and lost consciousness alongside the road after bleeding excessively. Reaction Unit South Africa received a call from the South African Police requesting medical assistance.
Paramedics believe that the man was attacked with a panga. He was treated on scene and transported him to a Government Hospital.
RUSA has attended to eight attacks on the Old Main Road between Tongaat and Verulam since January 2018. In most cases the victims had stopped to relieve themselves or engage in sexual activities in the bushy area along the roadside.
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