Man kills self at crash scene

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Man kills self at crash scene
16/11/2006 10:25 - (SA)


Durban - A bakkie driver involved in a "fender bender" in Durban stunned his fellow motorists by shooting himself at the accident scene, paramedics said on Thursday.

Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said the man, believed to be driving a Toyota Hilux bakkie, was involved in an accident on the M4 motorway's Himalaya Bridge near Merewent on Wednesday afternoon.

Netcare 911 paramedics on scene were told that the man climbed out of his bakkie and, together with other motorists, inspected the damage without saying a word. He then went back to his bakkie, retrieved a 9mm pistol and shot himself in the head.

Paramedics who arrived on scene had been told that the man had muttered "Now I caused a lot of trouble", before he shot himself. They declared him dead at the scene.

Police spokesperson Inspector Rani John confirmed the shooting, but could not immediately provide details.

It was not known how many other motorists were involved in the accident, but no one else was injured in the accident or the shooting.
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http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2031327,00.html

WTF:confused: It was only a fender bender!
 
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If it was not his bakkie, the insurance probably wouldn't have paid out or an extra on the excess would have been paid on the claim. But kill yourself over a bakkie, that's just not worth it?
 
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There must have been extenuating circumstances of some sort. Maybe it was a brand new bakkie he was taking to a new owner and he had a warning from his employer not to let anything happen to the bakkie ... *LOL* ... overactive imagination do I have :p
 
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Was at the skelmpie's place, just popped out quickly in her bakkie to get some smokes ?
 
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Talk about the straw that broke the camels back. :eek:

I'm sure the person he had an accident with wet himself:eek: when he saw him get out a gun.:eek:
 
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Had a mind predisposed to impulsive action, and the crash was the last straw in a series of bad luck? Maybe he was having a hard time financially and/or his insurance had lapsed.

Shooting yourself in public is not exactly subtle, nor is it the act of a balanced mind. Wonder if the firearm was legal, and if he was planning to go somewhere more quiet and personal to shoot himself.
 
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*I don't know why but I can't stop finding this funny*

and alas jongi - gross as it is - so do I .... what are we turning into for heavens sakes.....


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Maybe the people he bumped into shot him and made it look like a suicide? Trust noone :)
 
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heheh Ploempie - you remind me of RBurley - the one that vanished all of a sudden :)


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Why?

Because everything in his life was telling him that he was not 'good enough'.

He did not question what he was being told, so in the end he believed what he was being told.
 
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