Pensioner hitchhiking stabbed and robbed on the N3 in Pietermaritzburg

DURBAN- A pensioner hitchhiking on the N3 in Pietermaritzburg was stabbed and robbed on Sunday, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.

Netcare 911 paramedics responded to reports of a stabbing on the N3 near the Church Street bridge in Pietermaritzburg at about noon, Netcare 911 spokesman Nick Dollman said.

"Reports from the scene indicate that the 64-year-old man alleged that he was trying to catch a lift when he was accosted by men demanding money. The elderly man tried to defend himself but was overpowered and they stabbed and robbed him."

The victim had been stabbed in the chest and was in a serious condition. He was transported by a Netcare 911 ambulance to an awaiting surgeon at a trauma centre for urgent medical care. The police dog unit were also at the scene to investigate, Dollman said. - African News Agency (ANA)