A video of people looting fuel after a tanker crashed in Wadeville on Friday morning has surfaced on social media. It’s scary that reports suggest the fuel is petrol which is highly flammable and could cause a massive disaster if it ignites but the looters don’t seem to care about the risk. This is despite […]
The Boksburg gas tanker explosion driver and trucking company have again been cleared of any wrongdoing. This time by an independent road transport safety system auditor, Transheq. The gas tanker exploded after it got stuck under a railway bridge on Christmas eve. A total of 34 people have since died from injuries sustained in the
Crossing a flooded river or bridge is never a good idea, worse when you are driving a bus fully loaded with passengers. This KZN bus driver seems to have missed the lesson on taking chances with flooded rivers. Watch the video here and tell us if he is a hero or an idiot.
Joey’s Towing and Lowbed Services truck driver Charles Patrick Petersen who died on the 19th of December after a short illness was buried today in Cape Town on Saturday morning. A memorial service was held for the late trucker at St Matthews Church in Bella Vista on the 29th of December. On Saturday morning, a
With the Boksburg gas tanker explosion still deep in the minds of South Africans, a video of a car carrier truck suspected to be stuck under a bridge on the N1 at the Woodstock bridge quickly went viral on social media on Friday. SA Trucker can confirm that the truck was not stuck, the driver
Diesel price will be cut by at least R2.69 while petrol price (both 93 and 95 unleaded) will be lowered by R2.06 on Wednesday 4 January 2023. A litre of 95 petrol will cost R21.40 in Gauteng and R20.75 on the coast. Petrol is now the cheapest, it’s been since February 2022, when Russia’s invasion
Busy traffic conditions have been reported on the N3 Toll Route this week with volumes of almost 1500 vehicles per hour recorded at peak times. N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) is expecting a further escalation in northbound traffic volumes (towards Gauteng) as holiday makers continue to make their way home. Traffic forecasts indicate that volumes (of
Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla has announced that the death toll in the Boksburg gas tanker explosion has now risen to 34 after 7 more people succumbed to their injuries. Phaahla confirmed this during a joint memorial service for the Boksburg blast victims. Phaahla released the names of the people who perished when a gas
A cargo vessel has caught fire at the Durban harbour on Thursday, December 29. Not much details are known about the blaze and what caused it but videos making rounds on social media show coast firefighters trying to douse the blaze. It could not be immediately confirmed if the crew were safely evacuated from the
The death toll in the Boksburg gas tanker explosion is now sitting at 27. The Gauteng health department said one more health worker from Tambo Memorial Hospital succumbed to their injuries bringing the total of deaths to 27. The department’s head of communication Motalatale Modiba said of the 13 healthcare workers injured in the blast,
