A woman was shot dead during a hijacking in Bramley, Johannesburg, on Friday.

Police spokesperson Brig Mathapelo Peters said five armed men hijacked the woman, who had stopped at an intersection about 6am.

“During the hijacking she was shot and died on the scene,” he said.

The hijackers pulled her out the vehicle and drove off. Johannesburg metro police department chief David Tembe said the vehicle was recovered at Boikhutso flats in Alexandra.

No arrests were made.

The woman worked in the finance department at a private emergency services company.