Boksburg Hijacking: Traffic comes to a standstill as police, security arrest suspect

Commuters watch as officials pin-down suspect on North Rand Road

Security personnel were quick to respond to reports of a hijacking on North Rand Road. (Picture: Facebook)

An incident which took place on North Rand Road and Trichardts at approximately 16:35 caused major traffic backlog this afternoon (February 8) as drivers stopped to watch while a suspect was being arrested by armed officials.

According to eyewitness accounts it was a botched hijacking, but Boksburg Advertiser is awaiting official police comment on the incident.

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There were no reports of injuries and calm has since been restored.

More to follow…

Lock and load: A man points his firearm at the suspect (Picture: Facebook)

Gotcha! The suspect is removed from the vehicle by officials (Picture: Facebook)

DANGER: Avoid North Rand and Trichardt Road. Possible hijacking. Suspect being held at gunpoint. @benonicitytimes

— Boksburg Advertiser (@BoksburgNews) February 8, 2018

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