Kamogelo Muvhenzhe
Social media users have hailed the driver of a courier van and his colleague who ducked bullets as heroes.
In a clip that was shot on a dash cam, two security guards are seen being targeted by thugs while driving on a freeway in Pretoria last week.
As the bullets were flying and the car was rammed a number of times, the driver remained calm throughout.
In the video, the driver and his colleague were driving in silence when he noticed something unusual in his rear view mirror.
Before they knew it, their bullet proof windows were shot at but the driver didn’t budge.
He kept on driving and instructed his co–driver to call another colleague.
The driver’s skills are credited to him having been a former SAPS Special Task Force member.
According to the original post, the Land Cruiser was carrying phones, which were the target of the attempted heist.
Neither guard was injured and no phones were stolen.
In March, a group of heavily-armed suspects attacked a DSTV courier van outside MTN’s headquarters in Joburg. The gang opened fire on the escort car, wounding three guards.
The gang fled with boxes of handsets.
One viewer tweeted: “If I am going to get shot at with an AK I may as well be in Afghanistan or some such and get paid USD.”
Another wrote, “Nerves of steel, well done driver! So ashamed that in SA you guys have to often put up with this type of criminality! God be with you as you do your daily work, thank you guys for your courage.”
Video source: @julianrademeyer
