Maroela Media reports that the police are searching for five men who climbed onto a bus in Durban on Tuesday morning and allegedly shot the driver dead. They also apparently robbed the passengers of their belongings.

According to Col. Thembeka Mbele, the men got onto the bus at approximately 10h00, pretending to be passengers. They took out firearms and robbed the passengers. They then allegedly shot the driver in the head. The driver was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. Leon Fourie, from Medi Response, said the murder took place between Inanda Road and Joyce Road.

• Read a short report in the above regard in Afrikaans at Maroela Media
• Read too, KZN bus driver shot in the head for his cellphone, at IOL

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