Uber vehicle set alight on Sandton Drive, allegedly by metered-taxi drivers

There has been some violence suspected between metered taxi drivers and tuk-tuk drivers.


An Uber vehicle has been reportedly set alight on Sandton Drive near the Gautrain Station on Friday.

Intelligence Bureau SA posted the image of the blazing vehicle and said police are at the scene, along with the fire brigade to extinguish the flames, Sandton Chronicle reported.

Police are at the scene to investigate the matter further.

There has been some violence suspected between metered taxi drivers and tuk-tuk drivers, according to the Facebook post.

Further details remain unclear at this stage. Updates to follow.

Caxton News Service

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