Single vehicle crash after a shooting on the Garsfontein bridge.

20 December 2023 | From Arrive Alive


Earlier this morning Emer-G-Med paramedics responded to the scene of a single-vehicle crash on the Garsfontein bridge.

On arrival on scene multiple security vehicles were found securing the scene as a single light motor vehicle lay on its side.

Further inspection found a single male occupant in the vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound. He was declared dead on arrival of paramedics.

Reports from the scene are that the security company were pursuing a suspect when a shootout ensued, resulting in the armed suspect being fatally wounded.

The South African Police Services were in attendance and will be conducting the necessary investigation accordingly.

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