A VIDEO showing a brutal assault of a driver on Umhlanga Rocks Drive has gone viral. The video which was captured by a local resident, who did not want to be named, shows two men from a BMW X5 assaulting a driver. The men are believed to be bodyguards linked to a prominent La Lucia businessman, Sbu Mpisane.

“I was driving down Umhlanga Rocks Drive, near Somerset Drive. The cars were slowing down around me and I saw some commotion ahead of me. I saw a BMW with flashing lights and I thought there had be an accident or an incident. I saw two men in suits, carrying pistols, punching the driver of a white Toyota.

“That’s when I decided to film the incident. I asked them what are they doing, but they ignored me and continued to harass the driver of the Toyota. The guys then got back in their vehicle and made a U-turn and drove off. I spoke to the victim afterwards and he said he had made a mistake while driving and that’s when the men became violent. I said we all make mistakes, but you can’t assault someone for it,” he said.

He added the victim had opened a case at the Durban North SAPS.

Provincial police spokesperson, Thulani Zwane, said he was aware of the incident but was not sure if a case had been opened.

“We have been in touch with the victim and he was advised to open a case at the Durban North SAPS. We cannot say at this stage who the men in the video are,” Zwane said.