The attackers were allegedly from a rival taxi association.
Gumede Protection Service workers monitor the scene, 19 August 2014, at Palm Springs taxi rank in Evaton, South of Johannesburg, following a shootout between rival taxi associations. Four people died and another sustained critical injuries. Eight men have been arrested in connection with the incident. Picture: Alaister Russell
Police and emergency services were on the scene where a taxi driver was attacked during an alleged taxi violence incident in Matoks outside Polokwane on Friday.
According to passengers in the said taxi they had been followed since they climbed into the vehicle in Matoks outside Polokwane, Review Online reported.
“The men jumped out of their vehicle when we stopped at the red robot next to the garage. They slashed the tyres and attacked the driver,” one of the passengers told Review.
It is alleged the attackers are from a rival taxi association.
– Caxton News Service
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