DATE

CITY

ROAD

DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION

13/05/2006

Ballito / Salt Rock

Ocean Drive

Beware in the Ballito / Salt Rock area. Thanks Hansie.

21/04/2006

Durban

Warwick / Smith

I had an attempted hijack on 21/04/2006 at approx 13h35 at the Warwick Ave/Smith Street intersection (in front of Durban Institute City Campus) I was stabbed in the chest. My mistake - I had the window rolled half way down. But it was a HOT Durban day. I managed to get away and drove to a hospital for treatment and am now stuch with medical bills of about R12000.00. Avoid this Hot spot. Police doing nothing to protect us - the tax payer who pay their salary. Thanks Tiru.

2005

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N3

TRUCK HIJACKSPOTS Along N3 from Durban to Johannesburg. Experience taught us a valuable lesson; do not stop to pick up hitchhikers, or at quiet places. A red VW Golf and/or green Opel patrol the highway. Once targeted they will drive ahead, drop off a female, who WILL attract the driver's attention. Once in the cab, she would SMS the arranged drop-off spot to the hijackers. There is no way of getting out of this. Thanks Dougie.

2005

Durban

Many roads

Coming by Berea road to Durban city, entering West street, passing by the taxi rank on the left, the first three robots before Russell Street are the hot spots of hijacks when your window is open, they pull you of the car, smack you or take your visible belongings like cellphone etc, they would also smash the window. Watch and be warned on some hobos on the side of the road who appear like beggars and when you open the window to offer something to them, they hijack you especially when the robots take longer to change at night. Last week my friend was stabbed trying to access the toilet at the service stations at Mpangeni. The robbers followed her to the toilet, stabbing her badly , demanding a cellphone, money and car key. She bled badly and has bad scars on her face, body and broken ligaments on her hands. So dear friends, take caution at creepy and quiet service stations. Not all service stations are safe, even when it comes to asking for directions. Thanks D.S.K

2005

Durban

Warick Avenue

The most famous hijacking spots in durban...are Warick Avenue going into town...beware when you stop at that robot!! I got mugged there... and also....by the Cato Manor turn off near Buro Crescent.... Thanks Sumayya