A woman was pistol-whipped during an armed robbery in Alton, Richards Bay

KwaZulu-Natal: At 15H06 Monday afternoon Netcare 911 responded to reports of an armed robbery at a filling station on S Central Arterial Road in Alton, Richards Bay.

Reports from the scene indicate that a 40-year-old female sustained minor injuries to her head when she was pistol-whipped in an armed robbery.

The patient was treated on the scene and once stabilised was transported by ambulance to a hospital for further assessment.