Police nab hijacker

Police surround the hijacked Toyota double cab on the N2 outside Empangeni on Friday morning

Just two hours after a vehicle was hijacked in Durban on Friday morning, Zululand police brought the driver to book and recovered the Toyota double cab just north of Empangeni. Police responded instantly to a report that a hijacked vehicle was driving on the N2. Chasing the vehicle down, the Empangeni Flying Squad, Dog Unit, PSS and Public Order Policing unit were able to arrest the driver and obtain leads for the potential arrest of other suspects. According to provincial KZN police spokesperson, Sen Sup Jay Naicker, the vehicle was hijacked in Greenwood Park in Durban at 6.15am. ‘The owner was collecting his employee when he was hijacked by two armed men. ‘He was later dropped off in Inanda. ‘We have opened a case of hijacking and kidnapping.’