Two people were killed and another one seriously injured when unknown gunmen sprayed multiple bullets at a vehicle on Peters Road in Springfield Park on Tuesday afternoon.
Emer-G-Med Paramedics spokesperson Kyle van Reenen said that his team and Netcare911 responded to the scene of the shooting at about 14h30.
“On arrival at the scene, a Volkswagen Amarok was found to have been sprayed with high-calibre bullet holes,” said van Reenen.
Two occupants in the front of the vehicle, an adult male and female were declared dead on arrival of paramedics.
A teenage female who was seated in the back of the vehicle was found in critical condition.
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“Advanced Life Support intervention was needed to stabilize her and due to her extensive injuries, she went into a state of cardiac arrest. CPR efforts were successful and she was rushed by ambulance under the care of an Emergency Care Practitioner to a nearby hospital for further care,” he added.
The facts surrounding the incident and the events preceding it are unclear and will form the subject of a South African Police Services investigation.
