A shooting incident in Redcliffe has left a bus conductor and pregnant woman injured and the driver dead on Tuesday 27 May.
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) and the SAPS Verulam Crime Prevention Unit arrived on scene at approximately 6.18pm.
Rusa Spokesperson Prem Balram said: “First responders were informed that two suspects boarded the bus on the corner of Orchid and Redcliffe Drive. The gunmen thereafter produced firearms and randomly opened fire before they fled on foot. They did not steal anything of value.”
The driver and conductor were expedited to hospital prior to the arrival of police and Rusa. “The driver was pronounced deceased shortly after his arrival at the medical facility. The extent of his colleague’s injuries is unknown. The 26-year-old pregnant female was seated on the side of the road. She was shot through her right thigh. She was stabilised on scene before being transported to hospital in a stable condition.”
The motive for the shooting is unknown at this stage.
