A man, believed to be in his 20s, was left seriously injured this afternoon after he sustained a gunshot wound in an apparent hijacking on 38th Avenue in Claremont outside of Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal.
ER24 paramedics, along with SAPS, arrived on the scene and found the man lying in the middle of the road.
Paramedics assessed the man and found that he had sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen, leaving him in a serious condition.
Paramedics immediately treated the man and provided him with advanced life support interventions.
Once treated, the man was transported to a private hospital for urgent treatment.
Local authorities were on scene for further investigations.