Spikes were scattered on a dark road: a tourist from Russia was killed in South Africa on the way to a nature reserve.
Anatoly and Elena Nizovtsev, 66 years old, left Moscow for South Africa. The couple arrived in Johannesburg on November 5. At the airport we rented a car and immediately drove to the Kruger National Park - this is the most popular local safari reserve, home to lions, tigers, elephants, rhinos, giraffes. In the evening, at around 10:00 pm, they were attacked by unknown assailants on the N4 highway near the large industrial area of Akandosteria. Anatoly died of multiple gunshot wounds. His wife was injured in the eye.
According to the emergency services, the car ran over spikes scattered on the road. One tire started to go flat, and Anatoly stopped to put on the spare tire. The criminals opened fire and took the belongings of the Russians. The suspects have not yet been arrested. The Russian Embassy in South Africa reported that Elena is in a hotel in Pretoria and receiving consular assistance.
At the same time, their compatriots living in the Republic of South Africa complain: the tourists have neglected the safety rules that all visitors to the country must observe (see card).
South Africa has the fifth highest crime rate in the world (Papua New Guinea is first). An average of 60 people are killed there every day.