Gauteng motorist kills suspect who placed spikes on R80 highway as police launch manhunt for two others

A suspect who allegedly placed spikes on the R80 highway near Pretoria was shot dead by a motorist on Friday night, Gauteng police said.

Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said the motorist suffered a tyre puncture at about 9pm on Friday when he hit the spikes on the highway.

“Police warn motorists to be extra careful and vigilant after three armed men attacked the family whose car had stopped after they got a puncture at about 9pm on Friday. Masondo said the motorist had been changing his tyres, with his wife standing outside the car, when the suspects emerged firing shots at the couple.

He said although police were working hard to reduce spiking incidents along the N4 and R566 highways, and had stabilised the number of incidents, they were aware that the syndicate would change locations.

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