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Hijacked vehicle recovered, two occupants rescued

In a combined security effort, a courier vehicle was located after being hijacked yesterday.

Hi-Tech Nelspruit had received information of an armed robbery taking place at a cellphone shop yesterday morning.

A courier vehicle had been hijacked in Russell Street and its two occupants kidnapped. A member of the public, Brent Cornish, followed the hijacked vehicle relaying information to Hi-Tech Nelspruit.

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Callum mac Pherson of Hi-Tech said they eventually located it in Pienaar and found the two occupants unharmed.

The vehicle had been located using its tracking device with the assistance of Bossies Community Justice. Mac Pherson and Hendrik Botha of I-Secure recovered it.

All security companies were thanked for their involvement as it had been a collective effort by the Lowveld Joint Operation Command.

This is a developing story.

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