6-year-old flung from car during hijacking
Hijackers crash vehicle into bakkie and caravan.
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Yesterday at around 4pm a mother and her three children were kidnapped during a hijacking on the corner of Cutten and Honeyball Streets.
During a high speed chase the three hijackers crashed the vehicle into a bakkie towing a caravan and the 6-year old boy was ejected from the vehicle due to the high impact.
The mother and her three children are in a critical condition and three others have sustained injuries varying from serious to moderate.
The Netcare2 helicopter was dispatched to the scene to airlift the boy from scene to a nearby hospital for further medical care.
Another person who is in a critical condition has been airlifted by another private emergency service to a Johannesburg hospital.
Netcare911 paramedics worked alongside other services on scene to stabilise those injured.
![Police stand by one of the hijackers.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2016/04/IMG-20160415-WA0008-520x400.jpg)
Four people were transported by ambulance to various hospitals in Johannesburg for further medical care.
The suspects were detained by Roodepoort Police after receiving medical care