VIDEO | Footage shows bullet riddled taxi in which 11 died

  • 6 years ago
Eleven people are confirmed dead in an ambush shooting on the R74 in KwaZulu-Natal, which is now being investigated as an incident of taxi violence, police said on Sunday.

"We have dispatched our taxi violence unit to the scene," said police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker.

On Saturday night, a minibus taxi from Gauteng was travelling from a funeral at Ematimatolo back to Johannesburg, along the R74 road between Colenso and Weenen, when it was ambushed by a group of people.

"We have dispatched our taxi violence unit to the scene," said police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker.

On Saturday night, a minibus taxi from Gauteng was travelling from a funeral at Ematimatolo back to Johannesburg, along the R74 road between Colenso and Weenen, when it was ambushed by a group of people.