{"id":133576,"date":"2016-09-20T09:16:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T07:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=133576"},"modified":"2016-09-20T10:39:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T08:39:37","slug":"two-dead-five-critical-after-taxi-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/09\/20\/two-dead-five-critical-after-taxi-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Two dead, five critical after taxi shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two people have been killed and five people are in a critical condition after a shooting on the N12 between Daveyton and Etwatwa in Benoni at 6am, this morning (September 20).<\/p>\n

\u201cReports from the scene indicate that those killed and wounded were in the taxi,\u201d said Athlenda Mathe, media liaison officer for Netcare 911.<\/p>

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\u201cIt is believed the \u00a0taxi was travelling from Maputo to Johannesburg.\u201d<\/p>\n

Netcare 911 paramedics arrived on the scene first and then worked alongside various other emergency services to stabilise the wounded.<\/p>

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\u201cNetcare 911 airlifted two people from the scene to specialised hospitals in Johannesburg for further medical care.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo people were declared dead on the scene,\u201d said Mathe.<\/p>\n

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