A truck driver who was hijacked while travelling from Johannesburg – Gauteng was discovered restrained in his vehicle in Phoenix – KZN this afternoon (Saturday).
A pedestrian contacted the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Phoenix Operations Centre at approximately 12:19. According to the caller, he noticed a white Scania truck parked on the roadside in Phoenix – KZN. The pedestrian went on to inform the Controller On Duty that he could hear someone calling out for assistance from inside the truck and that he was afraid to approach the vehicle.
Reaction Officers were immediately dispatched and on arrival discovered a man in the bunk behind the driver’s seat. His hands and legs were bound with cellphone chargers. Officers freed him of his restraints. He explained that he was travelling from Johannesburg – Gauteng when he stopped to purchase lunch at a service station. He was confronted by two armed suspects as he returned to his truck. The men forced him into the vehicle and bound his hands & legs with cellphone chargers before they drove off.
They allegedly proceeded to an unknown location where they unhitched the trailer which was loaded with boxes of chips. They thereafter traveled to Phoenix – KZN where they abandoned the truck.
The victim was not injured.
