![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/brit-doctor-40-shot-dead-after-taking-wrong-turn-at-airport-in-south-africa/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/newspress-collage-23409228-1691582260365.jpg&description=Breaking GUNNED DOWN Published : 12:58, 9 Aug 2023 Updated : 13:05, 9 Aug 2023 A BRITISH doctor was shot dead in Cape Town after taking a wrong turn from the airport and getting caught up in a riot. The tourist, 40, was with two of his family members when he drove into Nyanga - a township near Cape Town International Airport. 1 The tourist took a wrong turn and drove into a violent riot near Cape Town airport Credit: Reuters Lirandzu Themba, the spokeswoman for the police minister, said: "The 40-year-old doctor was driving with two other persons in the vehicle. "From the airport he apparently took a wrong turn off on Thursday evening and headed towards Nyanga. "In Ntlangano Crescent a number of suspects approached his vehicle, shot and killed him. No arrests yet." Five people have been killed since the start of the protest involving taxi drivers - and 120 people have been arrested over the violence. The British victim has not yet been named. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY... The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here , for Android click here . Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun .){kind=link}
A BRITISH doctor was shot dead in Cape Town after taking a wrong turn from the airport and getting caught up in a riot.
The tourist, 40, was with two family members when he drove into Nyanga – a township near Cape Town International Airport.
Lirandzu Themba, the spokeswoman for the police minister, said: “The 40-year-old doctor was driving with two other persons in the vehicle.
“From the airport he apparently took a wrong turn off on Thursday evening and headed towards Nyanga.
“In Ntlangano Crescent a number of suspects approached his vehicle, shot and killed him. No arrests yet.”