A 26-year-old man was killed when a vehicle he and his accomplices had allegedly hijacked crashed into a bridge on Sunday morning, Eastern Cape police said.

The accident happened around 1.30am on the road between Tsomo and Cofimvaba, near Qombolo village, Captain Jackson Manatha said in a statement.

The Toyota Corolla had been hijacked from two Ethiopian nationals on Butterworth's Mthatha Street on Friday night. They were forced out of their car at gunpoint.

"Police were still investigating a case of car hijacking when the accident was reported this (Sunday) morning."

Of the five men in the car when the accident happened, one was found dead and another was arrested. The other three managed to escape.

The car was badly damaged.

Join our Facebook fan page Follow us on Twitter

Sapa

Julius Malema Time to say goodbye? Mmm... Mmmaa... Mmmaaleh... The Point would like to boycott the chubby-cheeked one.
The beggar gauntlet Rebekah Kendal reckons that begging is bad for SA because it fosters a culture of dependency.
Visit our politics page Need the latest political news, features, interviews and profiles? Visit our dedicated page...
RSS
Digg
de.li.cious
facebook