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'Hitch-hiker' hijacks man
15/07/2007 14:03 - (SA)
Johannesburg - An Uitenhage man has been hijacked by "hitch-hiker" he picked up in Kwanobuhle, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.
"Whilst in the car, the unknown man took out a firearm and pointed it to the driver, instructing him to drive to Kondile Street," she said.
There, he was ordered to stop his Ford Mondeo. Another man got into the car.
They assaulted him, threw him out of the vehicle and drove off, said Swart.
The vehicle was later found abandoned in Mgologela Street.
"Police found a 9mm pistol and are still investigating the matter," she said.
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