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Bogus cops hijack truck driver

Blue light hijackers active on the R23.

A truck driver and his passenger fell victim to blue light hijackers along the R23 (Heidelberg Road), near Withok Estates, last Thursday morning.

The hijacking took place at around 06:35. The victims had travelled from KwaZulu-Natal.

The driver told police he was pulled over by the occupants of a white Volkswagen Polo with blue flashing lights.

He stopped on the side of the road and was approached by two men dressed in police uniforms.


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One of the men knocked on the driver’s side door and pointed a gun at the driver. The man’s accomplice was also brandishing a firearm.

The driver was asked for his driver’s licence and then he and the passenger were instructed to get out of the truck.

They were told to get into the Polo and were driven to a secluded area where they were robbed of their personal possessions and let go.

The hijacked truck is valued at R300 000. A case of hijacking is under investigation.



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