Guard shoots and kills taxi driver in KwaDukuza
The security guard has been arrested and police are investigating.
A taxi driver was shot and killed, allegedly by a security guard, at the Maphumulo taxi rank in KwaDukuza this morning.
The man’s gun was apparently fired by accident inside the vehicle, reported police.
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KwaDukuza police spokesperson Sibusiso Khuzwayo said the 29-year-old driver was taking a taxi to a panel beater when the security guard asked for a lift.
“When the security guard sat down, he pulled out a gun and while he was pulling it out, we were told that he pulled the trigger by mistake and the driver was shot. The taxi crashed into a bus that was parked next to the taxi rank,” said Khuzwayo.
The security guard has been arrested and police are investigating.
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