Botched hijacking by learner driver?

An attempted carjacking took place last night (June 22) outside a business in Centenary Road, where three suspects attempted to hijack a vehicle.

The passenger managed to flee as the gunmen started getting into the car.

The driver was dragged out and had a gun rammed into his chest. He was ordered to get down on his knees and was pistol-whipped by one of the suspects.

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The three men then tried to drive off in the vehicle. However, the driver couldn’t seem to get the car into reverse and instead drove forward. A few more attempts by the ‘learner driver’ to reverse also failed; he looked like he had no idea what he was doing, resulting in a comedy of errors. He repeatedly stalled the car, before finally jumping the pavement and smashing into the front wall of a business.

Realising that the driver could not drive, his two compatriots got out of the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.

Soon afterwards, the would-be hijacker in the driver’s seat gave up on his attempt to steal the car and also fled on foot.

All the above can be clearly seen in a video that is circulating on WhatsApp groups.

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