A suspected member of a spiking gang targeting motorists on the N1 and R101 between Pretoria and Polokwane was apprehended before he could execute his plan.
The gang’s tactic involves placing spikes on the road to cause punctures, then robbing victims at gunpoint.
Authorities arrived in time, finding umphakhathi already neutralizing the suspect so that he wouldn't escape before the police arrived.
A suspected member of a spiking gang targeting motorists on the N1 and R101 between Pretoria and Polokwane was apprehended before he could execute his plan.
The gang’s tactic involves placing spikes on the road to cause punctures, then robbing victims at gunpoint.
Authorities arrived in time, finding umphakhathi already neutralizing the suspect so that he wouldn't escape before the police arrived.