A policeman is fighting for his life in hospital after gunmen opened fire on police officers and paramedics at an accident scene near Bushbuckridge on Sunday
Spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said police officers, as well as fire and rescue officers, had responded to an accident on the R40 at Ga-Bereta, near Bushbuckridge, at about 2.15am.
"A police constable is fighting for his life in hospital as a result of the multiple gunshot wounds that he sustained after being shot by suspects who robbed him of his service firearm, a cell phone and keys for the state car." He said provincial commissioner, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Manamela has condemned the attack on officials who were helping accident victims, and called for the swift arrest of the suspects as well as the recovery of the robbed firearm and keys for the state vehicle.
"Three farm workers at Balmacara farm, on the border of South Africa and Lesotho in the district of Van Stadensrus, were admitted to hospital for medical treatment after sustaining gunshot wounds.
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