Three trucks in Limpopo torched after 11 set alight in KZN and Mpumalanga
A truck driver told the police that six men travelling in a car blocked his truck, held him up at gunpoint and torched his vehicle.
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A truck driver told the police that six men travelling in a car blocked his truck, held him up at gunpoint and torched his vehicle.
Police said a group of armed men stopped six trucks near Van Reenen's Pass, forced them out of their vehicles, and then set the trucks alight, before fleeing the scene.
The six trucks were torched in the early hours of Sunday morning, firefighters managed to douse the flames and clean-up operations are underway.
An arson attack on Saturday night led to six trucks being set alight on Van Reenen's Pass, which caused the closure of the N3 toll route.
The N3 Toll Concession operations manager said the trucks were set alight by arsonists before 1am on Sunday morning