A 39-year-old taxi driver was shot and killed while passengers were robbed on the N12 Freeway in Delmas, Mpumalanga on Monday 21 March.
Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, police spokesperson, says the driver was ferrying passengers from Johannesburg to Mozambique when the taxi they were travelling with started having mechanical problems.
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“The driver then decided to drive back to the Petroport gas station on the N12 for assistance, but the taxi lost power and switched off along the way. Suddenly three armed suspects appeared pointing firearms at them and demanded money,” said Mohlala.
The driver then told the suspects they do not have money. One of them apparently shot and killed him, then proceeded to rob the passengers of their cellphones and cash and fled thereafter.
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The incident was reported to police in Delmas who swiftly attended to the matter and opened cases of murder and robbery with a firearm. Meanwhile, police have launched a manhunt for the suspects.
*SAPS PRESS RELEASE
