Taxi driver shot dead in Parktown



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Taxi driver shot dead in Parktown

It is understood that the driver was shot by a passenger while traveling on Jan Smuts Avenue between Empire Road and the M1.

Picture: SAPS

JOHANNESBURG – A taxi driver was shot and killed while carrying passengers in Parktown in Johannesburg on Thursday night.

The driver is understood to have been shot by a passenger while traveling on Jan Smuts Avenue between Empire Road and the M1.

The passenger fled the scene in a getaway car and the motive for the attack is still unknown.

Xolani Fihla, JMPD spokesperson: “The minibus was full when the incident occurred and none of the other passengers were injured. The vehicle was traveling from Randburg to the Johannesburg CBD. JMPD and SAPS officials are on the scene. One lane has been blocked. and traffic flows freely in the other lanes. “

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