Durbanville police are investigating a case of carjacking after a taxi driver and the passengers he was transporting robbed workers of their trailer on the Vissershok Road outside Durbanville yesterday (Thursday 27 January).
According to Durbanville police spokesperson Capt Marchell Rhode, the complainant, who was on duty at the time, was guarding the trailer while other workers were busy cutting grass.
“A taxi stopped next to him (the complainant) and one of the passengers jumped out, approached him and demanded the trailer.
“The complainant refused, and the passenger took out a firearm and threatened him with it.
“Three other men also climbed out of the taxi and hooked the trailer onto the taxi, whereafter they drove off. No suspects have been arrested at this stage,” Rhode says.
