Girl (6) hurt, suspect killed in hijacking
The girl was rushed to hospital after she was reportedly knocked down by the speeding hijacked vehicle.
A six-year-old girl was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after she was knocked down by a speeding car that was hijacked in Rooihuiskraal, Centurion.
A suspected hijacker was shot and killed in the same incident, following a shootout with police in Alexandra.
“Officers from Rapid Response Unit and the Johannesburg Flying Squad intercepted the suspects driving a white Audi A4 that was reported as hijacked,” according to police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo.
“Two suspects allegedly started shooting at the police and a shootout ensued.”
Masondo said police also recovered an unlicensed firearm.
He said the six-year-old girl was taken to hospital after she was reportedly hit by the hijacked vehicle.
“One suspect was shot and killed while the other suspect jumped out of the car and fled on foot,” Said Masondo.
He said a search for the suspect that escaped was underway.
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