Alert: Spiking incidents on the rise in and around Pretoria

More incidents have recently been reported of motorists complaining about spikes or other objects placed on public roads by criminals to force motorists to stop to attend to their vehicles. 

The motorists are then attacked and robbed. In the most recent attack, a motorist was stabbed to death, and three other passengers were robbed of their belongings after a spiking incident on the N4 on March 31, Sunday.

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Spiking incidents are prone to take place on weekends and in the evenings. 

A pattern has been established, showing that these ruthless acts of crimes usually happen on weekends and result in unnecessary accidents and loss of life. 

Here are the identified hotspots in and around Pretoria:

• The N4 near Donkerhoek
• The N1 north before Hammanskraal exit
• The R21, between OR Tambo International Airport; 
•  The R562, Olifantsfontein;
• N3, Leondale and Barry Marais;
• N17, between Rondebult and Heidelberg Road 

Motorists are advised not to stop when they hit a spike or experience a tyre puncture, especially at night, and should continue to drive slowly to the nearest garage or police station.

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Previously, criminals targeted these areas and roads: 

• The N4 to Rustenburg between R80 Mabopane Freeway and Brits Plaza tollgate.
• The N4 Mpumalanga to Pretoria between Solomon Mahlangu and Watermeyer off-ramp.
• The N4 Pretoria to Mpumalanga between Bronkhorstspruit and Balmoral off-ramp. 
• Golden Highway.
• The N1 Polokwane N4 Mpumalanga interchange in Pretoria.

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