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'There still are some angels out there': taxi driver foils hijackers

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Off-duty taxi driver helps out smash-and-grab victim

"Then I decided, let me go to Pretoria. And, you know, God is God. He'll never change.""On my way, just 300m ahead of me, I see something. There's a problem in front of me and then I make bright lights. Then I see the other guy was standing outside, half of the body inside the car, half outside and I said: 'No, there is a problem there.' Then I rushed there."Elsje told Modikwa her cellphone was in her handbag before she started crying.

Modikwa offered Elsje his cellphone to call family or friends, but she could not remember any of their telephone numbers.Elsje phoned her mother and shortly afterwards two men and the police arrived. Modikwa explained to them what happened and followed them to make sure they arrived home safely.

 

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