About eight suspects in total were travelling in a car and another vehicle, making their getaway along Meyer Street at 05:00, when they found police were waiting for them.<\/p>\n
What followed was a desperate scramble by the suspects to escape, and they even abandoned the truck.<\/p>\n
An eyewitness recalled how the thieves abandoned their vehicle and \u2018ran like spiders\u2019 when they were confronted by Police.<\/p>\n
Read: Panic over rape, murder in Middelburg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n A vehicle was pursued along Weeber Street towards Eastdene when a shoot-out ensued. It continued to Vloed Street where four suspects were arrested, one was injured and taken to a hospital.<\/p>\n Four other suspects escaped.<\/p>\n \u2022 Almost six months ago, in April this year, an estimated 800 meter train track was stolen in the Stoffberg area, near the old Sterkloop train station.<\/p>\n The most recent railway tracks are believed to have been stolen in the same area.<\/p>\n The railway line was mainly used to transport iron ore from Mapoch mine<\/a> in Roossenekal to Highveld Steel<\/a> in eMalahleni.<\/p>\n The train stopped running when the steel factory closed.<\/p>\n Initial signs indicated that a blowtorch was used and the tracks were measured in exactly two meters sections before they were cut.<\/p>\n Watch: At least 16 killed in Russian train-bus collision<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n There was also evidence that a truck was used to transport the tracks.<\/p>\n During that theft, the railway tracks on the specific railway line weighed 48 kilograms per meter, working out to about 38 tons stolen.<\/p>\n The estimated loss for the 800 meters stolen amounted to R1,6 million.<\/p>\n \u2022 Police did not immediately confirm whether the two incidents were linked but indicated that they were investigating the suspects for a number of months and that they expect to make more arrests.<\/p>\n Video: \u2018Shebeen skelms\u2019 – women trawl shebeens to target luxury car owners<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Video: Trucks collide in Samora Machel Street<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Black magic muti makes R20 000 dissappear<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n (Graphic content) Body found next to river with arm torn off<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nR1,6 million worth of tracks stolen<\/h3>\n
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