Pedestrian found decapitated due to an alleged hit-and-run incident
A pedestrian's body was found decapitated in a hit-and-run accident that occurred in the northbound lane near Blackburn, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday, 21 June 2025.
A motorist informed Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) at around 23:00 about a mangled human body on the side of the road.
The security company quickly dispatched to the scene and found the body in the emergency lane.
The pedestrian's flesh was found strewn on the road with his head nowhere to be found.
It could not be confirmed whether the deceased was run over by multiple cars or not.
His pair of navy pants was also found over a metal barrier.
A teenager was run over by a car while trying to retrieve his cap.
According to RUSA, the teenager was seated in the back of a bakkie that was travelling on the road when his cap suddenly flew off.
When he tried to retrieve it, a Kia Picanto knocked him over.
'He was struck by a white Kia Picanto after he fled across the road to retrieve his cap that flew off while he was travelling at the rear of a bakkie,' said RUSA.
He was quickly rushed to a medical facility to receive medical care.
A man was shot during a hijacking in Mahlabathini, KZN on Saturday, 21 June 2025.
The 31-year-old victim was seated in his friend's vehicle when three suspects approached and forced him to get out of the vehicle.
The suspects shot him in his right arms before fleeing the scene.
A 9mm spent cartridge was recovered at the scene.
The suspects have not been apprehended yet.
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