According to the Middelburg Police Communication Office, a truck driver and two of his colleagues were travelling towards Middelburg when a white Fiat approached them close to Silver Unicorn mine (about 40km outside of Middelburg).

The occupants of the car pointed at the truck driver with a fire arm and forced him to stop next to the road. The occupants of the truck were ordered out of the cab.

Robbers fired a shot through the truck’s windscreen before searching the cab and making off with a cellphone and R20 000.

No arrests have been made yet.

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