InDrive Driver Loses Employer’s Car In Violent Carjacking

A Harare-based InDriver driver lost his employer’s car after he was pepper-sprayed in a violent carjacking. He was ambushed and violently robbed of his employer’s vehicle. The harrowing incident, which left three children injured in a subsequent crash, has been confirmed by local authorities.

The driver, thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Chivanga, accepted a booking to transport a client from Mukonono Road in Mufakose to the suburb of Budiriro. Upon arrival, he was met by the individual who had placed the call, who then directed him to collect three additional passengers from a nearby block of flats. Unaware of the impending danger, Chivanga allowed the group to board his blue Toyota Aqua. The situation quickly escalated as soon as the journey began.

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“Along the way, one of the passengers, who was seated at the back seat, indicated that he wanted to be dropped, claiming that he had reached his destination,” detailed a police report.

It was at this moment that the driver was assaulted. Without warning, he was sprayed with a potent pepper spray directly to the face, causing immediate disorientation and severe pain. The assailants then forcibly opened the driver’s door and shoved him out onto the road before speeding off in the stolen vehicle.

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Harare provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Luckmore Chakanza, confirmed that an investigation is underway. The stolen vehicle, registration number AFW 7542, is valued at US$6,580 and is the property of Molline Manyati, 31, of Tynwald. The robbers also made off with a cellphone that was crucial to the car’s tracking system, complicating recovery efforts.

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Inspector Chakanza stated,

“Police are investigating a robbery case where an InDrive driver lost his car and other valuables. Total value stolen is US$6,580. A cell phone, which is connected to the vehicle tracking system, was also stolen.”

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