In another apparent instance of taxi violence, a 32-year-old man has been shot dead in Verulam, north of Durban.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) said the man, a taxi owner, was killed after a gunman opened fire on them near a local high school on Wednesday morning.
“At approximately 10am Members of RUSA were called out to Oakford Road after the operations centre received multiple calls that a man was seen driving a car at high speed whilst seated on top of a deceased’s body,” the private security company said in a Facebook post.
Reaction officers arrived on scene to find a white Toyota Corolla parked on the road.
The man in the driver’s seat had a bullet wound in his head.
“According to a passenger in the vehicle, the driver – who is a local taxi owner – was parked in Grange when a lone gunman armed with a 9mm pistol opened fire on them through the left front passenger window. The suspect then fled in a maroon Toyota RunX,” RUSA said, “The passenger then sat in top of his bleeding friend and drove for several kilometers towards the Osindsweni Hospital. He came to a stop after the front tyre was damaged”.
RUSA said the man survived a previous attempt on his life a few months ago.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane said the motive was unknown.
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“We are investigating a murder case,” he said.