A YOUNG white couple were executed by robbers in a suspected racist attack after getting stranded on a motorway when they ran out of petrol in South Africa.

Two black employees in the car with the pair were beaten by the killers - but spared death.

2 Jessica Kuhn and Johanco Fleischman, who were shot dead in South Africa Credit: Facebook

2 Cones mark bullet shells found at the scene of the horrific double murder Credit: Hennie van Rensburg/Facebook

Johanco Fleischman, 19, and his girlfriend Jessica Kuhn, 23, were executed in cold blood as they waited for a family friend to bring them a can of diesel.

They were mowed down in a hail of bullets by three black robbers according to their injured workers, who described the horrific double murder to shocked police in detail.

They said the Toyota Hilux had run out of fuel on Sunday, on the N12 West near Benoni, about 20 miles east of Johannesburg.

Johanco, a butcher, had called a pal for help.

But as the group awaited rescue, three men - who allegedly looked like illegal gold miners - walked past the stranded vehicle before returning and hissing the word “umhulungu” - said to be a derogatory phrase for a white man - at the teenager.

Then, one of the men pulled a revolver without warning and fired at least nine bullets, hitting Johanco with repeated shots in his body.

As he slumped onto the road the gunman then leaned into the cab and killed a screaming Jessica with a single shot to the head - execution style - before the men stole her mobile phone.

MURDERED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

In an attempt to cover their tracks, the trio tried to set fire to the inside of the Toyota with a lighter before calmly strolling away.

The two badly beaten workers fled for their lives.

A passing motorist noticed a fire in the vehicle, and used an extinguisher to douse the flames.

He then saw the dead teenager in the road, and his girlfriend lying dead in the passenger seat.

The motorist called the emergency services, who were quickly at the scene on top of a bridge spanning the motorway.

The brutal double slaying occurred in broad daylight, and despite police and paramedics arriving shortly after being called, the couple were declared dead at the scene.

Gauteng Police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said: “In condemning these cold-blooded murders we assure the family that all possible leads are being followed to trace the killers.

“These men must be considered to be armed and dangerous so if seen please contact the police and any information that leads to the arrest of these three killers will be rewarded."

Most read in world news Exclusive 'NIGHTMARE' Terrified BA crew detained in 'prison camp' Covid quarantine in Hong Kong JOHNNY ROTTEN Cops seize 324,000 used condoms being washed & sold as NEW in Vietnam raid LASHED TO BITS Paedo collapses as he’s caned 52 times after being sentenced to 169 lashes CREEPY CRAWLERS Dozens of horrifying 3ft-long robber crabs invade family's campsite BBQ 'MUST ACT NOW' France sees highest daily covid infections as 16,096 test positive in a day Graphic Warning PURE EVIL Teen burglars torture gran, 64, before cutting out heart feeding it to her dogs

Nearly 20,000 people are murdered a year in South Africa - an average of 52 a day - and last year the Global Peace Index conducted by the Institute for Economics and Peace rated it one of the most dangerous countries in the world.

Last week a South African activist who spoke out against white farm attacks was battered to death with a hammer in her home.

In October 2018, a straight-A student, Hannah Cornelius, was kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered in South Africa after four men armed with knives stormed her car.

And in early 2017, a British woman was murdered and her husband left for dead after they were subjected to torture, using blowtorches, at their farm.

We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.