Members of Reaction Unit South Africa were called out to Vincent Dickenson Road in Canelands – Verulam after receiving multiple calls from the public reporting a truck on fire. Upon arrival Reaction Officers were informed that while at the stop street the driver noticed smoke entering the cab of the […]
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa were called out to Inanda – KZN after receiving multiple reports from motorists reporting a truck on fire. Upon arrival the cab of a Tata truck was found engulfed in flames. According to the driver while traveling on Inanda Road Road he noticed smoke […]
Fortunately no injuries were sustained when the rear of a Truck somehow caught alight whilst driving in Anton Lembede Street before Aliwal Street this afternoon. Just after 15:30 Rescue Care Paramedics were called to the fire in the city centre. Together with the Durban Fire Department Paramedics arrived to find […]
Crisis Medical paramedics responded to a call for a truck that was in flames on the N2 North before Kwa-Mashu shortly after 09:15 this morning. On arrival paramedics found that a truck had caught alight while travelling North bound. On further investigation it was clear that both occupants of the […]
A truck driver and a petrol attendant have escaped unharmed after a truck caught fire at the Tugela Truck Inn on the N3, Harrismith. Reports from the scene indicate that the truck was being refuelled when it caught fire. Netcare911 paramedics were on standby at the scene. The Ladysmith Fire […]
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FOUR TRUCK DRIVERS ARRESTED IN VAN REENEN BLOCKADE
Jan 14th: The truck blockade staged last night between Tugela and Van Reenen on the N3 was eventually broken up when Traffic Officials and the SAPS moved in and arrested four drivers who will appear in court tomorrow. The trucks which had blocked the road were moved and the south bound lane was opened at around 1.30am. Unfortunately, two trucks had by that time been burnt by the protestors – one pictured below. The north-bound lane was opened at 3.30am and traffic got back to its normal flow at around 6.00am. The reason for the long time taken for normal traffic flow to return was due to there being about a 7km backlog of trucks on both sides of the road due to the blockade. FleetWatch has no idea who is behind the action but one thing is for sure, a handful of people once again served to hold up South Africa’s main economic artery costing the country and the industry many millions of Rand at a time when South Africa cannot afford to waste even one Rand – and that is not on. There is a better way to air grievances but unless the organisation – or individuals – who are responsible come forward, where does one start. The problem here is that who, in their right mind, will come forward to accept liability and responsibility for two trucks being burnt and millions of Rand being lost. And are they linked to last year’s disaster that took place at Mooi River or the previous blockade that took place on Van Reenen’s pass? By blockading roads and burning trucks, they are setting themselves up for failure in getting any action on the message they are trying to get through. They are also setting themselves up for a ‘Guilty’ verdict when it comes to the damage incurred on trucks and the industry through their actions. Let’s hope the court goes further than just fining or sentencing the four arrested. Who are they representing is what we need to know?
