‘These officers need to be rewarded!’ – Cops buy petrol for mom stranded on dangerous road

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Cape Town – Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers bought petrol out of their pockets to assist a woman who was stranded on a dangerous road with her three children after their car ran out of petrol on Tuesday evening this week.

JMPD said in a statement, that Zakhele Mashego, Zenzele Hlatshwayo and Vhutshilo Rasilingwane were knocking off duty when they came across the woman who was stranded with her three kids in a car on N12 in Eldorado Park.

Out of concern due to the area being a high risk for hijacking and muggings, the officers stopped to assist her.

They discovered that her car ran out of petrol and that she didn’t have money on her to buy it.

“Officers drove to the nearest filling station and bought petrol out of their own pockets because the lady did not have money on her. They managed to get the petrol and pour it into the lady’s vehicle. The lady and her children were extremely grateful and the officers were glad that they were able save the stranded motorist and her children from either getting robbed, hijacked or getting bumped by speeding vehicles using the Freeway,” JMPD said in a statement.
JMPD management applauded the officers for their good deed, however, they took the opportunity to urge motorists “to check their vehicles’ condition and to also ensure that vehicles are fueled up before embarking on any journey to avoid these types of situations”.

Social media users also applauded the officers.
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