The motive force of a car escorting a truck with a cargo of copper was shot by hijackers in Withok Estates on Monday.
In response to police data, the person was shot within the leg. Instances of truck hijacking, kidnapping and tried homicide have been opened.
The truck driver, who’s employed at a neighborhood scrap metallic seller, left the premises at round 11:00 to make a supply at a enterprise in Geluksdal. He was accompanied by the safety escort, who was travelling in a white Ford Bantam.
The truck driver was pulled over on the nook of Denne Street and Koot Road by a person carrying a metro police uniform, and the escort driver adopted swimsuit and stopped behind the truck.
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The truck driver observed a white Toyota Corolla Quest parked close by with two occupants, additionally carrying metro police uniforms.
These males exited the car and approached the escort driver. The officer who pulled the truck driver over requested him for his licence, which the motive force produced.
Because the officer made his method across the again of the truck, the motive force was startled by the sound of gunshots.
He opened the truck door and noticed a battle had ensued between the officers and the escort driver. The truck driver watched because the safety escort was dragged to the Corolla, and noticed that he was bleeding.
When the truck driver tried to make a run for it, he was threatened with a gun. He was compelled into the again of the Corolla together with injured safety escort and one of many hijackers.
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The hijackers drove round with them for a while however stopped at one level to place the bleeding man into the boot of the car.
The truck driver later informed police the hijackers had complained concerning the quantity of blood within the automobile.
The victims had been later dropped off in a cemetery in Kwa-Thema, and had been robbed of their private belongings together with cellphones and money.
The truck driver sought assist at a close-by home, and the injured safety escort was taken to hospital by ambulance. The stolen Mercedes-Benz truck and copper has a mixed worth of about R750 000.
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