Cape Town – Four men are being questioned by the police in Mpumalanga, following an incident in which over 32 000 litres of diesel were stolen from a truck that was hijacked in Hectorspruit.
According to Colonel Donald Mdhluli, the truck driver was hijacked when he stopped at a filling station and went into a kiosk.
Armed men held him at gunpoint and hijacked the truck, only to abandon it later along the N4 Road near Komatipoort after siphoning the diesel.
“According to information, on the said the driver of a truck, loaded with diesel was traveling along the N4 Road and decided to stop at a certain fuel station at Mjejana (Hectorspruit). He then reportedly went to a kiosk.
“On his return, it is alleged that he was accosted by three armed men who held him at gunpoint. It is further reported that the suspects allegedly hijacked the driver of his truck only to abandon it later along the N4 Road near komatipoort after draining the diesel,” Mdhluli said.
He added: “The matter was reported to the police where a case was opened for investigation. Members of the police from Komatipoort CSC were on a lookout and their vigilance paid off when they spotted some JoJo tanks along the N4 Road in Hectorspruit. Upon questioning a man who was found in the premises where the tanks were, they discovered that there was something which was not adding up. The astute members are said to have went on and opened a tap from the tanks. It was during this time when they discovered that the tanks were infact containing diesel.”
The investigation into the stolen truck is ongoing.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
