{"id":82930,"date":"2018-07-13T08:15:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T06:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=82930"},"modified":"2018-07-16T08:13:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T06:13:39","slug":"hijackers-large-middelburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/07\/13\/hijackers-large-middelburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijackers at large in Middelburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The streets are riddled with crime and the number of incidents are increasing on a weekly basis.<br \/>\nHijackers surround cars and pull on the door handles to check if they are unlocked at traffic lights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/82363\/voertuig-gekaap-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Voertuig gekaap<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another incident of attempted hijacking occurred on the corner of Walter Sisulu- and SADC Street.<br \/>\nA married couple was waiting at the traffic lights when the military truck in front of them was blocked by five men who rushed at their Ford Bantam.<br \/>\nOne of the men tried to lift a crate off the back as another pulled on the passenger-side door.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/81870\/man-hijacked-n4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man hijacked on N4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mrs Van Aarde told\u00a0<b>www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>\u00a0that another one of the men was trying to climb onto the back of their bakkie when her husband started revving his engine. The couple realised that the revving was not scaring them off, so Mr Van Aarde swerved around the truck into oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/82220\/vrou-byna-gekaap-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vrou byna gekaap<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In another unrelated incident, a pregnant woman, who was hijacked near Fruit &amp; Veg City in eMalahleni last week Friday, was dropped off by her hijackers near the Van Dyksdrift turnoff on the R555 (old Witbank road).<br \/>\nAfter walking home, she was admitted into hospital after being assaulted. 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