Cape Town – Police in Limpopo, South Africa, have launched a manhunt for six suspects involved in an armed robbery and malicious damage to property incident.
The incident occurred on the R547 Lydenburg road in Sekhukhune, where three trucks were burned.
According to a police spokesperson, the complainant, who was delivering chrome to a mine, was approached by six unidentified men on the road, Times Live reported.
“Two suspects were armed with firearms. A firearm was pointed at him and he was instructed to block the road with the truck and to disembark through the window, and then the suspects burnt the truck,” the report quoted police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba as saying.
Sekhukhune road between Lydenburg Mumalanga and Steelpoort Limpopo (mining area)
3 x Trucks set on fire this morning 10/07/2023 at about 05h00 pic.twitter.com/91jCQbrrq9— RiotAndAttackSA (@RiotAndAttackS_) July 10, 2023
Two other trucks driving behind suffered the same fate.
The motive behind the incident remained unknown.
A case of armed robbery and malicious damage to property has been opened.
📢 Breaking News: 3 Trucks have been set alight in Limpopo – R547 Lydenburg, Sekhukhune Road. Don’t blame unemployed truck drivers it’s not them
I blame hopelessness, hunger, vulnerability, our government incompetence and pure rage.
And don’t target patriotic sans. pic.twitter.com/4A1ctAQYfV
— Freeman Bhengu (@zibuseman) July 10, 2023
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
