A 32-year-old man was shot dead with his own gun on Thursday morning when he stopped after hitting rocks placed across the N1 North highway, near the William Nicol offramp, and was ambushed by four hijackers.
Paramedic Mark Stokoe of Netcare 911 said the botched hijacking happened after a man and his wife who were driving on the N1 North at about 3.45am hit the rocks placed across the highway.
The couple had pulled over with a puncture and the woman had remained seated in the car while her husband got out to change the tyre.
About four guys were waiting for them and they ambushed him. There was a scuffle and during the fight a shot went off. The man was hit in the lower back. The motorist died on the scene before anyone arrived.
Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Julia Claassen confirmed that the couple had hit a rock and got a flat tyre. She said the man, who was carrying a firearm, was in the process of changing the tyre when he was overpowered by men who grabbed his gun and shot him during a scuffle.
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