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Watch a TRUCK on FIRE after alleged stolen petrol

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Armed robber hit by truck – public refuses to assist him

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WATCH: Man surfing on flooded road using garbage truck [Video]

Watch truck petrol fire
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Watch a TRUCK on FIRE after alleged stolen petrol

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News

Armed robber hit by truck – public refuses to assist him

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News

WATCH: Man surfing on flooded road using garbage truck [Video]

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News

Man killed after his motorcycle collided with a truck in Centurion

By Virginia Keppler-Young19-02-2023 18:54

A man was killed when he hit a truck from the back at high speed on Saturday night 18 February 2023. .

Truck driver
Motoring

WATCH: SA truck driver caught in uncompromising position crashes *Warning

By Sean Parker08-02-2023 17:36

SA truck driver caught in uncompromising position via the vehicle’s dash-mounted camera.

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News

One person left in CRITICAL condition when truck overturns

By Michelle Swart05-02-2023 08:55

A pedestrian was left CRITICALLY injured when a truck overturned and crashed into a wall and a guardhouse in Fourways

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KwaZulu-Natal

Truck rear-ends another on the N2 in Umhlanga

By Michelle Swart01-02-2023 07:28

One person was left trapped and had to be extracted by the fire department after one truck rear-ended another in KwaZulu-Natal

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Three-year-old child struck by passing truck

By Michelle Swart24-01-2023 13:12

A three-year-old child was struck by a passing truck when it entered the emergency lane while her mother was crossing the street with her

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News

It’s not just a truck driver problem

By Siso Naile01-01-2023 13:13

It is evident that the disregard for the height restriction on bridges is not just a truck driver problem. This after a bus got stuck as well

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News

WATCH: Truck carrying vehicles got stuck under the bridge [VIDEO]

By Ramadhani Kusaga30-12-2022 12:51

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

Four people injured in Bakkie
News

Four people injured in Bakkie vs Truck collision

By Siso Naile03-11-2022 22:56

GRAPHIC: Four people were seriously injured after a bakkie and truck collided in Klipheuwel in the Western Cape

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Gauteng

Mother and baby, 1, CRITICAL following truck crash on R21

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty03-10-2022 13:12

A mother and her one-year-old baby are both in critical condition after they were found pinned under a truck that crashed in Pretoria.

Runaway truck mpumalanga
News

WATCH: Two dead as runaway truck ploughs 4km through SA town

By Tom Head23-09-2022 16:54

Fatalities have been confirmed in Lydenburg, after a runaway truck destroyed everything in its path on Friday afternoon.

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Roads to rail: Mbalula says transportation of goods must change

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty23-09-2022 07:00

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the movement of goods from roads to the railway has become both ‘urgent and necessary’.

Pongola Mbalula
News

Mbalula to release report on Pongola crash that left 20 dead

By Storm Simpson22-09-2022 09:26

Mbalula will release an accident report in Pongola and outline the government’s plan to relieve truck and freight pressure on the roads.

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Mpumalanga

Five arrested as alleged truck hijacking syndicated dismantled

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty13-09-2022 17:18

An alleged hijacking syndicate was dismantled by law enforcement and five suspects aged between 16 and 48 were arrested.

Line-up of trucks used during the Truck Test in June 2022 during sunset
Motoring

Truck Test 2022 reveals which trucks are best in South Africa

By Gary Dunn29-07-2022 13:34

These are among the facts to emerge from Truck Test 2022, a South African event, relatively unique on the continent of Africa.

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Eastern Cape

Police warn trucks to avoid rioting parts of Gqeberha

By Siso Naile20-07-2022 22:50

Police in the Eastern Cape have advised trucks to avoid Addo Road due to ongoing protest action that has a left a truck torched

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WATCH | Diesel tanker looted after crash in Kroonstad [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga05-07-2022 19:10

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Watch soft drink truck overturned video
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WATCH | Truck loaded with soft drinks overturned [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga05-07-2022 19:02

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

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RFA CEO wants Ramaphosa’s assistance to stop truck attacks

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty17-06-2022 11:03

RFA Chief Executive Officer Gavin Kelly believes the truck attacks in South Africa are premeditated and wants the president to step in.

Truck
Offbeat

Watch: SA motorists BAFFLED by truck speeding at ‘over 160km/h’

By Tom Head29-05-2022 11:00

What the truck? We’ve got footage of another lorry driver behaving badly of Mzansi, after this bozo was seen approaching warp speed…

Trucker mpumalanga
News

Watch: MANIC Mpumalanga trucker weaves in and out of oncoming traffic

By Tom Head16-05-2022 05:45

What is this lunatic doing on the roads with such a huge vehicle? An Mpumalanga truck driver is going viral for all the wrong reasons…

Trucker
Offbeat

Watch: SA trucker’s illegal attempt to overtake at 100km/h ends terribly

By Tom Head01-12-2021 13:12

It doesn’t get any dafter than what we’ve seen here – and the stone-faced silence of this trucker’s passenger just about says it all.

N3 truck driver protest
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Eight truck drivers arrested for blocking the N3 Toll Route

By Storm Simpson27-10-2021 10:50

Eight truck drivers were arrested in Harrismith after they refused to remove their trucks from the N3 highway on Tuesday. The suspects will also be charged with public violence.

N3 truck driver protest
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N3 truck driver protest: Road blocked near Montrose, severe traffic backlog

By Storm Simpson26-10-2021 08:09

The N3 Toll Route near Montrose in the Free State has come to a standstill after protesting truck drivers blocked the road on Tuesday.

Truck N12
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Watch: Horrifying footage shows truck pushing car SIDEWAYS down the N12

By Tom Head16-09-2021 09:18

Alarming footage of an incident on the N12 has been shared far and wide across social media on Thursday, after a truck and a car became entangled.

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Western Cape MEC: Truck carrying 106 corpses was OVERLOADED

By Thabo Baloyi12-09-2021 07:10

The truck was stopped on the N2 near the Somerset Weigh bridge as part of routine control on Saturday afternoon

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