News24 reports that a senior KwaDukuza traffic officer was shot and killed on Friday.

Superintendent Eddie Bouventura, who worked for the KwaDukuza Local Municipality, was killed on the N2 at Blythedale Beach when he tried to approach a suspicious vehicle alleged to have been involved in the commission of a crime. Police believe the vehicle he approached matched one connected to a robbery at a local shop in the area. After shooting Bouventura, the suspects fled the scene. Bouventura had to be airlifted to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Sipho Emmanuel Hlomuka called on police to immediately dispatch a special task team to hunt down the suspects. He described the deceased as a "brave traffic officer who died with his boots on trying to save innocent people of KZN from dangerous criminals." Hlomuka went on to say: "Superintendent Bouventura demonstrated bravery and leadership until the last minutes. He personally took it upon himself to chase dangerous and heavily armed criminals."

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lisalee Solomons at News24

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