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Pretoria road rage being investigated

Eyewitness News reported that the assault occurred on Wednesday at the intersection, where a 65-year-old man was allegedly punched in the face several times by another man.

An assault case has been opened following another alleged road rage incident in Pretoria, Gauteng police said on Friday.

"There is a case of assault that has been opened that is currently being investigated by the Brooklyn police station," Warrant Officer David Miller said.

"At this stage it is the early stages of the investigation."

The alleged assault took place at the intersection of Lois Avenue and Atterbury Road.

Eyewitness News reported that the assault occurred on Wednesday at the intersection, where a 65-year-old man was allegedly punched in the face several times by another man.

The 65-year-old man reportedly bumped his car into the other man's car.

This follows Gregory Kleinhentz appearing in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, accused of a road rage assault that happened in Fourways, Johannesburg.

The attack happened on Witkoppen Road around 3pm on Saturday and was recorded by an eyewitness and posted on YouTube.

The video shows a passenger getting out of a Porsche and kicking at a VW Jetta on the driver's side.

When the Jetta driver rolls down the window the man starts to punch him. A struggle ensues and the man grabs what appear to be the Jetta's keys and throws them away.

In an interview with broadcaster eNCA, the driver of the Jetta -- who asked to remain anonymous for fear of victimisation -- said he was punched in the face and opened a case of assault.

"I was driving behind him and he was cutting off people left, right, and centre. So I went closer to see what kind of a Porsche it was and the passenger threw a can out the window at me," the man was quoted as saying.

"Then he threw another can, and it hit my car. So I hooted, flipped him the finger and asked what the hell he thought he was doing.

"He damaged my tracking device and stuffed up my side mirror. It all happened so fast I didn't even have a chance to think," the man said.

 

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