A car traveling back from the Beitbridge Border about 30 km from the border was seen traveling extremely slowly on the wrong side of the road and then stopped in the middle of the road. Another vehicle traveling towards the border drove very cautiously alongside in case it was a HIJACK attempt to discover the driver was covered in blood so they stopped to help. It transpired he had stopped at a lay bye to relieve himself and had been attacked by robbers. They broke both his arms and one leg and beat him severely around the head, they then stole all his luggage, his laptops, mobiles and even the shoes off his feet. They then stuck him back in the driver’s seat and left. The victim then managed to proceed slowly along the road till found. He was thankfully taken to Beitbridge hospital for treatment … how he managed to drive in his injured bleeding state is a wonder.

This is NOT the first incident that has been  reported along this road… Please be very careful and vigilant and DO NOT STOP on the side of the road or in lay byes you are a sitting target!

(Source: by email)