Two motorists were robbed of their vehicles in separate hijackings in Brakpan on Tuesday morning.
According to local police, the first incident took place along Springs Road in Denneoord at around 09:00.
The victim, travelling in a white Toyota Hilux, was stationary at the traffic lights when a white Volkswagen Golf passed through the red light and stopped in front of his vehicle.
The Golf had two male occupants and the driver got out and ran towards the victim with a firearm. The gunman reached in through the open driver’s side window and pulled the keys from the ignition.
He then opened the door and told the victim to move over. The victim was driven to a secluded area along the R23 towards Heidelberg and told to get into the boot of the Golf.
He was tied up with shoelaces. It is not reported where the victim was released. The hijackers also took the victim’s cellphone.
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The second incident occurred at 11:00 when the driver of a white Toyota Quantum was stopped by two men along Springs Road who asked if he would help them collect a toolbox.
The victim agreed and the pair directed him towards the R23 where he was then instructed to pull onto a gravel road.
He saw two men dressed in security uniforms waiting in the area with a toolbox. The victim stopped and told the men to put the toolbox in the Quantum.
He was then overpowered and held down. The men threatened to shoot him and he was loaded into another vehicle.
The victim was robbed of his cellphone and dropped off in Boksburg.
