The hijacking in Myrtle Road, Krugersrus took place at 4am, when a man was on his way to work.
According to Springs police spokesman Captain Johannes Ramphora the man was at the main gate of his house when an armed men ordered him to get out of the car.
“The next moment the victim heard a gunshot and noticed another two armed men joining the first hijacker,” said Ramphora.
The victim was forced to accompany the hijackers while leaving the scene in the victim’s VW Golf Chico.
Ramphora added they asked the man for his pin number of his bank card and after he gave it to them, they dropped him of next to Trade Centre and said “run and don’t look back”.
No-one was injured.
At 8:45am, a woman was driving her black VW Polo in Vlei Street, Casseldale, when she noticed a white VW Polo overtaking her.
Ramphora said the woman claimed the driver of the white vehicle reduced speed and stopped in front of her.
“The four occupants of the white car got out, one pointed a firearm at her and ordered her to get out of her vehicle,” he said.
They took her car and drove off.
No shots were fired and no arrests have been made.
Anyone with information on these two cases can contact the Springs police on 011 365 5700/19.
