The driver of a Toyota Etios 1.5 XS found locked in the boot of his vehicle on an unpaved road in Mount Moreland this afternoon (Wednesday).
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were contacted by Tracker at approximately 19:18 reporting the hijacking and the vehicle’s location. Reaction Officers proceeded to an unpaved road in Mount Moreland and recovered the e-hailing taxi abandoned. The driver was freed from the boot.
He explained that he was hijacked in Greyville, Durban by three (3) individuals dressed in Police uniforms. One of the suspects was female. They forced the victim into the boot of his vehicle before they sped off. The vehicle’s tracking device was activated after the owner failed to make contact with the driver.
The driver was not injured.
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