The 35-year-old e-hailing driver was attacked with wheel spanner and hijacked his white VW Polo by three men requested a ride from Verulam to Ndwedwe in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday morning.
The security company which responded to the scene after receiving a call from the member of the public reported that found a distressed and injured driver which told them that he was hijacked by people he thought are clients and dumped him in a sugarcane field.
"At approximately 07:45, a member of the public who owns a tuckshop in Canelands - KZN contacted Reaction Unit South Africa(RUSA) requesting assistance after being approached by a distressed 35-year-old male who reported that he had been hijacked.
"The victim informed Reaction Officers that at approximately 04:00, he was approached by three unknown male suspects in the Verulam CBD - KZN who requested transport to Ndwedwe - KZN. The suspects instructed him to first stop in Hazelmere- KZN to collect a female. After picking up the female, the group continued towards Ndwedwe.
While en route, two of the male suspects allegedly produced firearms and instructed the driver to pull over into a sugarcane field. The victim was then assaulted with a wheel spanner and dumped in the cane field. The suspects fled the scene with his vehicle," said RUSA.
RUSA revealed that the injured driver informed their team that he does not remember the registration number of his vehicle and he was badly injured in the head.
"The hijacked vehicle is described as a white Volkswagen Polo Vivo sedan, 2017 model. The victim is unsure of the registration number. The vehicle had approximately half a tank fuel at the time of the incident. The suspects also stole the victim's Samsung A5 cellphone and a wallet containing approximately R300 in cash.
The victim sustained injuries to his head and was transported to a medical facility for medical attention," added RUSA.