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Traffic lights rigged to cause crashes

Published: March. 28, 2005 at 1:58 PM

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 28 (UPI) -- A Johannesburg tow truck driver has confessed to rigging traffic lights to create accidents and generate business, the BBC reported Monday.

The unidentified man was arrested after residents called police to report he and two children were tampering with the lights. The intersection has had a higher than usual number of accidents in recent months, the report said.

"We will be charging him with attempted murder and malicious damage to property," said police spokeswoman Sergeant Katlego Mogale. "We don't know how long he has being doing this and how many accidents he might have caused."

In addition, Johannesburg Roads Agency chief Mavela Dlamini said the agency would sue the culprits if it could be proved any accidents or deaths had resulted from their tampering.

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