Constable Thabo Mduli is the second police officer to die this weekend after a constable was killed in KwaNyuswa in Hillcrest, Durban, police spokesperson Colonel Brenda Muridili said.

"The police returned fire, but Constable Mdluli was hit.

While the other two uninjured members were attending to Constable Mdluli, the suspects fled the scene on foot."

Muridili said the remaining occupant in the vehicle told police he had been hijacked and that the suspects who fled the scene had been holding him hostage.

However, before the suspects could drive off with him in the car, the three police officers arrived."