Dramatic boom gate hijacking caught on camera

Dramatic boom gate hijacking caught on camera

Dramatic footage of a hijacking in Bedfordview has gone viral.

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The video of the ordeal was shared on the CICA - Crime Intelligence & Community Awareness - South Africa's Facebook page.

In the video, a woman can be seen driving towards a boom gate at a residential complex when she is tailed by a group of armed men travelling in an Audi. 

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The woman is forced out of her vehicle by the group of gun-toting men.

Police spokesperson Andre de Jager has confirmed the hijacking.

He says: "A lady was hijacked of a vehicle by three suspects yesterday afternoon. Two shots were fired. Nobody was injured. The victim's Volkswagen Jetta was taken."

The vehicle has not yet been recovered.

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De Jager says no arrests have yet been made.

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