Two people - the driver of a metered taxi and a suspected hijacker - were killed in Goodwood and seven people seriously injured after cops pursued three hijacking suspects.
A high-speed chase ensued after members of the Flying Squad spotted a Toyota Etios that was allegedly hijacked in Bellville speeding on the N1 around 5pm on Thursday.
Police spokesperson, Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana, said after jumping three red robots, the Toyota ended up crashing into three other vehicles.
Cops ordered the alleged hijackers to get out of the car, but one of the suspects stormed at an officer with a knife and was shot dead.
An unlicensed firearm was recovered and the 30-year-old suspect’s two accomplices - aged 28 and 41 - were arrested and are expected to appear in the Goodwood Magistrate's Court soon.
The 30-year-old taxi driver’s body was found on the back seat of his vehicle.
Rwandan High Commissioner to SA, Vincent Karega, confirmed that Camir Nkuruziza was the metered taxi driver killed, TimesLive reported.
Karega said the hijackers put Nkuruziza in the backseat of the car and sped off before he was killed in the crossfire in the shootout with the police.
A two-year-old child was among the seven people who
had to be taken to hospital for treatment, Rwexana said.
“Circumstances surrounding the incident that occurred [on Thursday] at 5pm on the corner of Hugo and Milton roads, Goodwood, are under investigation,” Rwexana said.
“Two men in their 30s were shot and fatally wounded. Ipid (Independent Police Investigative Directorate) is investigating the circumstances of their death.”