When the taxi was approaching his destination, the passenger alerted the taxi driver that he wanted to get off. But the driver said the place was a no-stop area and continued driving. Within minutes, the driver laid dead inside his taxi while the passenger was nowhere to be seen. The taxi was from Pinetown headed to Durban in KwaZulu Natal and was travelling on the N3 Southbound when the incident happened.  

INSULTING THE PASSENGER 

It is said that the taxi driver started hurling insults at the said passenger which angered the  suspect. It is alleged that the driver told the commuter that the taxi wouldn't stop where he wanted because  of certain rules about stops on the road.  However, it was the manner and tone that the driver used that allegedly aggravated the man.   

?PASSENGER ON THE RUN 

 KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said according to the information they received; the driver did not stop at the proposed destination but continued to drive away while insulting the passenger. "It is said that when the taxi stopped, the passenger pulled out a gun and shot the driver who died on the spot. A case of murder has been opened," he said. Netshiunda said the suspect fled the scene and is currently on the run. "We have launched a manhunt for the suspect and leads suggest that he is around Mayville. We are also trying to establish if the incident is related to taxi violence or not," he concluded.