Durban – A man shot and wounded his girlfriend in the back of a minibus taxi before turning the gun on himself in Umbumbulu on Durban’s outskirts on Wednesday, paramedics said.

Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha said the girl, believed to be a matric pupil, was taken to Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital and the man to Prince Mshiyeni Hospital, both in Durban. Both were in a critical condition.

Police comment could not be immediately obtained.

Sapa