A 40 year old man was hijacked for his white Opel Corsa bakkie with registration NJ 80255 shortly after assisting a hitchhiker in Canelands – KZN this morning (Thursday).
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were called out to New Glasgow Road in Canelands – KZN at approximately 01:03 after receiving reports of the incident. On arrival, the victim informed Reaction Officers that he was returning to his residence in Hazelmere – KZN. He stopped and assisted a female hitchhiker who was walking on Vincent Dickenson Road.
They were accosted by two armed suspects after he stopped to drop her off on New Glasgow Road. The man was robbed for two cellphones, R1500 in cash and bank cards before the suspects sped off in his vehicle. The hitchhiker fled on foot and could not be located. The victim could not confirm if she was an accomplice to the crime.
No injuries were reported.