Hitchhikers kill driver

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Johannesburg - A motorist was killed when hitchhikers he had picked up along the N17 near Alberton tried to hijack him, Ekurhuleni metro police said on Thursday.

"A driver from Buhle Park with a passenger in his Nissan LDV was shot dead on the N17 westbound near the Alberton bridge on Wednesday afternoon, said spokesperson chief superintendent Wilfred Kgasago.

The passenger informed police that the two men had been picked up near the Alberton bridge, claiming to be going to Johannesburg.

The pair were said to have shot the driver in the head when he tried to speed off.

"The driver was killed by a shot to the forehead. Just before he was shot, he crashed into the freeway barriers in a an attempt to get away."

The two men fled and were still at large.

Kgasago warned motorists to be vigilant if their vehicles broke down in and around that location.

"Additionally, motorists are reminded that stopping on the freeway is an offence and a dangerous thing to do unless such action is beyond the driver's control," Kgasago said.
- SAPA
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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Hitchhikers-kill-driver-20141016
 
I’ve heard that it is becoming commonplace that people are robbed of their belongings and their vehicle after picking up hitchhikers.
Rule, do not stop for hitchhikers and this article confirms it.
 
LaraC said:
I’ve heard that it is becoming commonplace that people are robbed of their belongings and their vehicle after picking up hitchhikers.
Rule, do not stop for hitchhikers and this article confirms it.
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Only if it is LaraC showing some skin
 
People still pick up hitchhikers?!?

Freaking death wish!
 
Greylor said:
People still pick up hitchhikers?!?
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I frequently see hitchhikers waiving money at passing motorist on the highway.
It is scary to see how many stop to pick them up, even though the risk is so high.
 
I picked up a hitch hiker once when coming back from Mafikeng (as it was then known). Very pleasant guy - just down on his luck. All he had was a huge balsak (duffel bag) which I assumed was from his army days. We had a lekker chat in the car all the way to Ventersdorp where I figure I'd sponsor the oke a beer and a burger. After that we headed for Joburg. The balsak was in the back of my bakkie (which was covered) but he kept looking back at it. When we stopped for the food, he even took it out and with him into the bar. As we got closer to Joeys, he said he was going to Kurgersdorp and I said I'd drop him at the Pineslopes caltex (now it is a Sasol). I then asked almost casually "So, what's in the bag? Your stuff?" and he just replies "None of your fkn business. Jeez. We get to Pineslopes in complete silence he gets out and I drive away, never to see his lazy, loser, dirty, ungrateful ass again. When I got home, I checked I still had his balsak. What a loser.
 
GreGorGy said:
I picked up a hitch hiker once when coming back from Mafikeng (as it was then known). Very pleasant guy - just down on his luck. All he had was a huge balsak (duffel bag) which I assumed was from his army days. We had a lekker chat in the car all the way to Ventersdorp where I figure I'd sponsor the oke a beer and a burger. After that we headed for Joburg. The balsak was in the back of my bakkie (which was covered) but he kept looking back at it. When we stopped for the food, he even took it out and with him into the bar. As we got closer to Joeys, he said he was going to Kurgersdorp and I said I'd drop him at the Pineslopes caltex (now it is a Sasol). I then asked almost casually "So, what's in the bag? Your stuff?" and he just replies "None of your fkn business. Jeez. We get to Pineslopes in complete silence he gets out and I drive away, never to see his lazy, loser, dirty, ungrateful ass again. When I got home, I checked I still had his balsak. What a loser.
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So what was in it?
 
Okay, we got two filthy answers as to the contents of the bag. I can only surmise that it was dirty laundry. :p
 
From a few years back
PAC leader Letlapa Mphahlele this week survived a third hijack attempt, this time on the road between Ngcobo and Elliot in the Eastern Cape.
Mphahlele was travelling alone from Mthatha to his home in Limpopo on Sunday when the incident happened. Speaking to Weekend Witness yesterday, Mphahlele said he gave a lift to two young men outside Ngcobo.
The men told him that they would get off at one of the gates on the notorious Satan mountain pass to look for cattle at Zadunge village.
“I saw the gate they had spoken about, but I could not stop on the left side of the road because of the thick mist. I thought it was better to stop on the right side,” he said.
“To my surprise, only one of them got out and sped to the driver’s seat. I took the precaution of locking all the doors using the central locking system.
“I thought if I were to go with the one inside, I would disrupt whatever mischief they were up to,” said the PAC’s only MP.
With that in mind, Mphahlele drove off, with one man remaining in the car, pleading with him to stop.
Mphahlele stopped about 150 metres away.
“I unlocked the doors and he got out. He drew a gun and pointed it at me. There was no guarantee that he would spare my life if I co-operated, so I thought the best was to drive off again. He fired a shot and hit the left front tyre,” he said.
The former Azanian People’s Liberation Army commander drove for a distance with the punctured tyre on the mountain pass before getting help from other motorists.
“I read a lot about how to react to situations like that. I remained calm throughout. It was one of those moments where you readily accept that one minute you are alive and the next you could be gone.”
Mphahlele is no stranger to hijack attempts, having survived two others with friends in Lesotho and Johannesburg.
Mphahlele said although he was warned by friends not to stop for hitch-hikers again, he has offered a lift to another man since the last hijacking attempt.
“I do not want to be programmed by evil-doers. I do not want them to compass my life and my attitude towards other human beings,” he said.
“Out of 1 000 people you help, one of them may be up to mischief. Do you make the other 999 suffer?” he asked.
“It is one of those things and unfortunately, you have to live with it. Sometimes you try to help, only to invite your own death,” Mphahlele said.
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