There were several reports of spiking incidents in Pretoria this weekend, with armed assailants targeting motorists in the region.
According to information reported by NPC Pretoria Live Traffic and Road Incidents, the victims stopped to relieve themselves next to the road. They were then allegedly beaten by four men and threatened with a firearm. The organisation said that SAPS, the Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department , and emergency responders were at the scene and the victims were not harmed.At 19:35 on Friday, two vehicles were spiked on the Ben Schoeman Freeway near the Jean Avenue off-ramp.Shortly after two vehicles were spiked, a man was shot dead when he and his girlfriend were robbed at gunpoint near the R114 off-ramp on the N14.
Live Traffic said emergency responders tried to save the man’s life, but pronounced him dead on the scene.Live Traffic reported that a woman was spiked on her way to Wonderboom South on Friday night at 19:20.