A 32-year-old E-Hailing Driver was shot in the left foot (picture 4) during a hijacking at the Cornubia Flats in Cornubia – KZN this morning (Sunday 18/10/2026).
The Waterloo – KZN resident explained that he had finished working and travelled to the flats with a friend to collect his girlfriend. Shortly after she entered his white Toyota Etios, three (3) suspects were dropped off by a red seven-seater vehicle.
One (1) of the males approached the Drivers window with a firearm and instructed him to open it. When he refused, the gunman fired a shot through the window, striking him in the left foot.
The suspects robbed the occupants of three (3) smartphones and an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing in the Toyota Etios.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) was called for assistance at approximately 02:30.
Reaction Officers searched the surrounding area and recovered the vehicle abandoned on a road in Cornubia – KZN, approximately two (2) kilometres from the scene. The injured Driver was transported privately to hospital. His two (2) passengers were not injured.
One (1) spent cartridge and a container dropped by the suspects was recovered at the scene of the shooting.
The container possessed what was believed to be Cocaine