A 50-year-old man has been left fighting for his life after he was shot in the head Thursday morning in a suspected hijacking incident in the Isipingo area, south of Durban.
“Paramedics arrived on the scene just after 7 am to find the man had sustained a gunshot wound to his head and was in a critical condition,” said Emer-G-Med.
“Several advanced life support interventions were needed to stabilise him before he was placed onto a mechanical ventilator to assist him in breathing.
“The call was then made for the assistance of the Netcare911 aeromedical helicopter to airlift him through to a specialist facility for the definitive care that he required.”
No arrests were reported and details of the hijacking remain scanty.
However, police were on the scene.
Later in the afternoon, Emer-G-Med said the man who was shot in the head “sadly passed away” in hospital.
