How 4 Suspects Tricked a Driver to Hijack Lorry Carrying Spare Parts Along Nairobi–Mombasa Highway

Four suspected robbers on Thursday, October 29, hijacked an Isuzu lorry transporting tyres and motor vehicle spare parts along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway.

In a statement on Friday, October 30, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the incident occurred at the Ndara area at around 2 am.

“The robbery occurred at approximately 0200hrs yesterday when a driver employed by Soucesteel Company was transporting assorted tyres from Nairobi to Mombasa aboard an Isuzu FRR lorry, registration number KDW 062X,” DCI said.

According to the DCI, the suspects were using a white Toyota Probox and overtook the lorry before braking suddenly in front of it.

The four occupants then alighted from the vehicle, falsely claiming that the lorry had hit their car and demanding to inspect the alleged damage.

The suspects subsequently attacked the driver, bundled him into the lorry's cabin and took control of the vehicle.

Source: Nairobi Leo