South African Police
Service is presently hunting for a group of illegal immigrants that escaped
from the Department of Home Affairs transport vehicle. The illegal immigrants
reportedly escaped custody at the Mooi River Toll Plaza in KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
this morning.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane confirmed
the story, saying the prisoners ‘were being transferred by Home Affairs
officials from Ladysmith to Pietermaritzburg.
‘The scene is still
active and we are gathering information.'
An eyewitness, who was
at the scene, was also quoted to have said: ‘They broke the door open and then
scattered into traffic. As they made their escape, shots were fired but all the
commotion caused a multi-vehicle pile-up.
'The prisoners then ran
into Bruntville -an informal settlement that lies adjacent to the toll plaza
and now, there is a search for them. The problem is that the prisoners were
dressed in civilian clothing so they are hard to spot.’
However, the number of
the illegal immigrants that escaped is yet to be confirmed but sources say it’s
not fewer than nine of them are at large.
Source: Buzz SA
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