Five killed in KZN on election day

The deaths of two people were announced by KZN  Independent Electoral Commission's Provincial Electoral Officer, Ntombifuthi Masinga, during a briefing on Thursday.

Three people were also shot and killed in the early hours of Thursday morning in Muden. 

KwaZulu-Natal SAPS spokesperson Robert Netshiunda said three men and three women had just voted.

He said they were travelling in a vehicle to a nearby homestead in Esihlabeni when they were shot.

"All three men, aged 22, 24 and 25 years old, were declared dead at the scene. One woman was injured and rushed to hospital, whereas the other two women escaped unharmed."

Updating the media on the ongoing counting of votes in the province, Masinga said the two lives were lost in two separate incidents.

"We regrettably inform you of two lives that we have become aware of that were lost yesterday (Wednesday) in our province. One of them is a voter who fell off a bakkie that was transporting people to voting stations and was run over by the bakkie.

"We also have a stabbing incident in Bulwer, in the Harry Gwala District, where an altercation happened outside the voting station, which resulted in the stabbing and someone losing their life.

"These are very unfortunate incidences' that we don't want happening around elections. The Bulwer accident had nothing to do with the elections. Unfortunately, it happened too close to the perimeter of the voting station."

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