The South African National Roads Agency(Sanral) urged all road users to remain vigilant after it received many inquiries about criminal activities on the roads.
According to Sanral an incident that was reported on the social media platform, X, took place on the N1 highway near the Carousel Toll Plaza, along the N1 route.
“Two men stopped to relieve themselves on the side of the road. Four suspects approached them with the intention to rob them. One victim was shot dead while the suspects fled with mobile phones,” said the agency.
Vusi Mona, Sanral’s general manager of communications, said Sanral encourages all road users to be vigilant on the road and stop only at a place that has other people or petrol stations.
“We encourage all road users to report any incidents to enforcement authorities whether they occur on a toll road or any other road on the network.”
“The relevant law enforcement and emergency medical assistance authorities can be reached via the Central Communications Centre for the municipal district, 08600 10111 for police emergencies, or 10177 for medical emergencies,” said Mona.
Sanral said these are the publicly available numbers that road users can call for an emergency:
- N1/N4 Bakwena route: 0800 225 9362
- N3 Toll: 0800 634 357
- N4 TRAC: 0800 872 264
The agency added that it continues to work to improve and expand the Freeway Management System, which monitors the busiest freeways across the country.
“Through this system, operators are able to detect and respond to incidents on the network, ensuring the appropriate emergency response is activated.”
The Mercury