The Germiston police have given the GCN more information about the incident which led to the horrific accident involving a taxi and a vehicle driven by alleged criminals on Monday.<\/p>\n
Capt George Raphulu, head of communications for the Germiston SAPS said: \u201cAt about 2pm our police received a tip-off that there was a white Mercedes Benz, with two armed occupants in it.<\/p>
\u201cThe suspects drove onto the N3 highway and the police tried to stop it and the occupants started to shoot at the police and the police fired back.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe driver of the Mercedes Benz drove straight into the taxi from behind.\u201d<\/p>
Raphulu added that this resulted in the taxi driver losing control of the vehicle and the taxi rolled several times.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe police continued to chase the suspects but they managed to jump out of their getaway car and disappeared into some nearby bushes,\u201d Raphulu said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe officers then returned to the scene of the accident and found four people dead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey then went to the suspects\u2019 abandoned vehicle and found an unlicensed firearm inside it.<\/p>\n
\u201cA few number plates and registration discs with different registration numbers on them were also found in the vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cContinuing with their search the officers recovered a second unlicensed firearm which had been dropped on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n
No arrests have been made as yet and the SAPS are continuing with their investigation.<\/p>\n
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