A terrifying ordeal for mom and daughter on the N2
Yesterday the Automobile Association (AA) issued a report yesterday on the increase in hijackings and smash-and-grab incidents and what one needs to do in the event one of these incidence occur.
News24 has reported on how a mom and a daughter were attacked on the N2 last week. Anneke van der Vyver and her daughter Rianka, 20, were on their way home from Cape Town on the N2 near the airport off-ramp on Friday afternoon at around 16:00.
They were sitting in traffic when Anneke noticed two men approaching them. She came to a stop in the slow-moving traffic and told Netwerk24, “I could see him in my rear view mirror. He was making a beeline for us. I still wanted to check if the doors were locked, when all hell broke loose.”
A piece of concrete was used to smash the driver’s side window and Anneke continues, “He grabbed everywhere on my lap and chest in search of a cellphone or something else…Rianka screamed and hit his hands. I tried to prevent him from strangling me with the scarf I’d been wearing. When he couldn’t find anything, he let go and ran away. There we were, dazed and shocked. Covered in blood and glass.”
They managed to get to a nearby satellite traffic office for assistance where a traffic official helped Anneke get glass out of her eye so that they could drive on.
News24 reports that according to the Safe N2 Project – a network of road users who warn each other about incidents along the highway – four similar attacks took place last week. “We need more law enforcement officers on the N2. According to reports, there is a staff shortage,” said the project’s Mark Volker. He warned drivers to be vigilant.
“Always keep valuables in the boot and keep your windows closed in heavy traffic.”
Read these tips for if you are in a similar situation.
Source: News24