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Botched hijacking, fleeing suspect dies, 2 more arrested, Phoenix

KwaZulu-Natal police are worked tireless around the province for the past few days in bringing in wanted criminals for various crimes in the book. Various Clusters yielded positive results during their Festive Season Operations in their areas.

Two suspects were arrested at Phoenix area on Friday night 12 January 2018, with the help of community members. The third suspect died when their vehicle crashed into the fence.

It is alleged that four suspects approached the owner of the VW Polo vehicle at Esselen Crescent in Phoenix and attempted to hijack the victim. A shot was fired and the suspects fled the scene after they failed to take the vehicle.

They fled in their own getaway Hyundai Accent which later crashed into the fence. A driver died instantly as a result of a crash. Two suspects were arrested and the fourth suspect managed to flee the scene of foot and is still at large.

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