Taxi-related shootings spark fear as death toll rises to 7

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Fear is rising among commuters relying on minibus taxis after a woman was shot dead and two others were seriously injured while boarding a minibus taxi in Philippi on Monday.

This comes after five taxi operators belonging to the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association were shot in three separate incidents in Nyanga and Delft on Tuesday, 30 January. Three died and two are recovering in the hospital, according to theAccording to preliminary information, the taxi was loading passengers on the corner of Sheffield and Eisleben Roads when unknown gunmen armed with rifles opened fire on the vehicle before fleeing.

Pojie added that the driver managed to flee the scene; no arrests have been made yet and an investigation is underway. He was sitting in a stationary Toyota Quantum when unknown gunmen in a white Toyota Avanza opened fire on the vehicle before fleeing the scene.

 

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