WATCH: 'A bullet hit my car' | E-hailing driver survives KwaDabeka shooting
Mhlengi Gumede said he was at the scene of the attack and narrowly escaped unharmed.
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A Durban-based e-hailing driver recounted how he survived a shooting incident this week that left two drivers shot and injured.
Mhlengi Gumede said he was at the scene of the attack and narrowly escaped unharmed.
According to him, he and other drivers had been waiting for passengers at their usual spot when taxi owners allegedly confronted them.
Gumede said that the group was initially parked near a KFC outlet but was forced to move after being told the area did not belong to them.
"We weren't fighting with them or anything. We went and parked across the road. They followed us and kept assaulting us, telling us to leave.
"They acted like they were about to rob us. All of a sudden, I heard gunshots, and we ran. A bullet hit my car. This is scary because three months ago, my brother who was also an e-hailing driver, was killed," he said.
Gumede went on to say that last week, a man slapped him in front of passengers because he had accepted their request for a ride. "They told me to leave Clermont and that they never wanted to see me. I asked them where I was supposed to go because I'm from here."
Duma said his department would be working closely with KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, to restore calm and ensure stability in the area.
"Over the past few minutes, we have been in touch with the leadership of the KZN e-Hailing Council. The leadership has offered to work with me and other key stakeholders to ensure that we do not see more bloodshed and the escalation of conflict.
"The Dabeka shooting will unfortunately reopen healing wounds of relatives of the late e-hailing driver Mthokozisi Mvelase," said Duma.
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