WATCH: 'Easy-peasy' hijacking video trends

19 May 2016 - 17:39 By TMG Digital

Here’s why you should never leave your car unlocked in your driveway.When it comes to crime in South Africa‚ one can never be safe enough. A woman from Cape Town learned the hard way to never leave her vehicle idling or unattended‚ even for a second‚ when her car was stolen in the blink of an eye.In the closed-circuit television footage posted on YouTube on Thursday‚ two men walk towards her while she looks like she is opening her gate. In the 1:08 video‚ which has already garnered over 29‚600 views‚ the passenger door is wide open - giving the thieves easy access to the car.She tries fighting them off but one of them pushes her aside and they both get in the car and drive away...

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