The police in Heilbron are warning motorists to be extra vigilant of hijackers on the R57 from Zamdela to towards Heilbron.
This comes after police in Heilbron and Zamdela have experienced nine hijackings since the beginning
of July 2020.
The most recent incident took place on Saturday 2020-07-18 at about 17:20. The driver was
stopped by four unknown males who were standing on the side of the road on the R57 Deneysville
crossing, pretending to seek for direction.
When he stopped they attacked and overpowered him. They took the driver and put him in the back seat of the car and drove with him to an open field in Randfontein, Gauteng, where they dropped him off after they badly assaulted him.
Most of the time the hijackers target motorists who stop next to the road.
In other incidents the hijackers pretend to be hitch hikers on the R82 fourways stop crossing of Amelia section and R57
Deneysville crossing, and once they are in the vehicle, they over power the driver and take his vehicle. leaving the victim in an open veld mostly in the Gauteng Province.
The hijackers that the police are looking for are three or four African males. Some of them speak Zulu operating from 17:00,
driving a white Polo, White Ford Ranger, white Fortuner or a white Toyota Corolla. Â Three of the suspects are armed with handguns and target any type of vehicle.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Warrant Officer Leon De Klerk on 072 484 9046
