PRIVATE security and a tracking company helped recover a vehicle just seven minutes after it had been hijacked on Parkington Grove in Kenville on Tuesday morning (October 27).

According to Marshall Security spokesperson Tyron Powell the incident occurred at about 09:15.

The vehicle was abandoned on the M25 in the vicinity of KwaMashu.

Also read: Vehicle stolen in Durban North recovered nearly 400km away

“We received reports via a WhatsApp Crime Alert Group of a hijacking and our Special Operations Team (SOT) responded. According to reports from the scene, two armed suspects had approached the occupants of a white Nissan NP200, stole their cellphones and hijacked the vehicle before fleeing.

“Assisted by Tracker SA we located the hijacked vehicle abandoned along the M25 in the vicinity of KwaMashu. The recovery was conducted with assistance from Tracker SA ground teams and the Greenwood Park SAPS Crime Prevention Unit,” Powell said.

In a separate incident on Monday (October 26), a vehicle stolen in Durban North was recovered nearly 400km away by uMkhanyakude District police.

In that incident the suspect also abandoned the vehicle and police recovered a cloned ignition key after searching the vehicle.

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