{"id":199306,"date":"2019-03-19T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=199306"},"modified":"2019-03-19T15:52:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T13:52:52","slug":"breaking-news-r21-closed-following-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/03\/19\/breaking-news-r21-closed-following-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: R21 closed following shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The R21 north bound has been closed off to traffic following a shooting near Griffiths Road.<\/p>\n<p>The road closure\u00a0was confirmed by district manager media liaison for\u00a0Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS)\u00a0William Ntladi.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/195117\/one-killed-one-injured-in-n17-highway-accident-in-germiston\/\" target=\"_blank\">One killed, one injured in N17 highway accident in Germiston<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;We are currently on the scene where an\u00a0alleged heist took place,&#8221; Ntladi explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Paramedics attended to two patients, who were allegedly guards inside the targeted vehicle.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The pair are in critical condition after being shot and were transported to the\u00a0Life Glynnwood Hospital in Benoni by private ambulance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SAPS officers were also on scene, to further investigate the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The highway is completely closed and we appeal to motorists to avoid the area and use alternative route,&#8221; said Ntladi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HEAR MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"R21 closed following cash-in-transit heist by Germiston City News\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F592433283&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Netcare 911\u00a0media liaison officer Shawn Herbst confirmed a team responded to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reports from the scene indicate that two\u00a0men in a\u00a0light motor vehicle were shot while travelling on the R21,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The patients were assessed on scene by advanced life support paramedics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the\u00a0men sustained a gunshot wound to the head and the other was found with gunshot wounds to his upper torso.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Circumstances leading up to the shooting will be investigated by the SAPS who were on scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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