55 KZN truck crashes in one month

Driving on a national road has become a dice with death in SA. A severed rail network and increased coal demand means more trucks - and more accidents. Dasen Thathiah has more. #eNCA Courtesy #DStv403

[@not.likely]

The licensing authorities are selling licences again. Times are hard

[@ncamsilezwane5746]

This lady is so brave.. sorry lady your loss was immeasurable.

[@ncamsilezwane5746]

There are too many trucks in the road, this cannot continue. This load needs to be transferred back to the railway lines.

[@mbusonkabinde3330]

They won't do it. Many politicians own truck companies. There are actually more trucks then cars in our roads I saw that with my own eyes on R66/R34. They won't revive rail coz they deliberately collapsed it in oder to profit.

[@ndwandwewasendwedwe7964]

KaMangethe yini kodwa engalungiswa ilezithuphethu ezisiphethe

[@Wuzmu]

No consequences for truck drivers who kill families so they don't drive with caution, because they know nothing will happen to them

[@kiikiivoxnewmoneygang1847]

If companies can stop this madness of paying drivers per kilometers,loads and pay per hour those accidents will be reduced drastically We understand that those companies are running business and they need profits but they must be balance drivers According to nbcrfi drivers must work 15 hours per day but because of push push accidents happen because of fatigue Government must scrap km/load payments methods

[@mbusonkabinde3330]

This hurts me so deep, this lady is so brave. To say driving in SA roads is dicing with death, is an understatement. It is going to the death camp. These trucks are all over the road driving recklessly. R66/R34 is worse these days. This is as a result of Pongola route being closed for trucks and transnet being unable to transport coal.

[@ax_the_great]

As drivers we need to take a stand and try to protect ourselves cause no one seems to be doing anything about road fatalities😪I recently made a video on how you can do so

[@weziweandrade6261]

Cheap labour is claiming innocence lives.

[@stardustbilermam1736]

They’re former taxi drivers

[@shanilmaharaj4572]

We have 2 trucking companies in umkomass SG Freight and timber logistics contracting to SAPPI they are damaging our roads in the area yet sappi is not taking responsibility people have also lost thier lives in accidents with these trucks yet no responsibility taken by sappi it's a shame where a company's policy says we protect infrastructure and the environment

[@mikespencer4922]

It seems there was a good reason why trucking companies used foreign drivers. It seems all these accidents proves the number of local clowns have bought their licences.. viva Mzanzi.

[@rubberbulletza]

I am truck driver and I sorry for what happened to your family.. May you find peace

[@vusumuzikhumalo4152]

Effects of buying driving licenses

[@emdov]

These is war 😢

[@AudreyR458]

A human problem... I dont think so! Fix the freaking railway lines & have less trucks on the road!!!!

[@stardustbilermam1736]

U know that’s pointless. It will take years to fix the railways. Years

[@AudreyR458]

@@stardustbilermam1736 Got to start somewhere.

[@stardustbilermam1736]

@@AudreyR458 it still won’t solve anything. Like the man said, we too democratic and there’s no law and order. You fix, they will destroy

[@johanpotgieter4818]

It is truck driver's driving like taxi drivers and not obey the rules of the road. Nothing else!

[@kerry5188]

Why?

[@ryaniverson3555]

Load shedding to blame aswell ‼️ as street lights help a hell of alot, imagine how dark the roads if not light up properly ‼️

[@kabelomsimango5392]

If only he went back to give the card ishh sorry for ur loss R.I.P 🙏🕊️

[@blorovblorovala8035]

That pressure is the most problem

[@ernistox]

Main reason of increased truck accidents in SA roads is due to the destruction of Railways lines since covid lockdowns and after. So Ramaphosa is to blame for all these truck accidents in our roads.

[@PaulusLevitticus]

Need trains to work

[@NeerajLalu]

The traffic department is too busy giving parking fines. Get into your car and drive for 5 minutes you will find 5 trucks exceeding the speed limit and driving without a care in the world

[@fabiosobekwa7921]

Side tipper trucks always with drama on the roads

[@johanpotgieter4818]

BEE is to blame

[@musakanena833]

This has nothing to do with training. Most truck companies fired foreign truck drivers now they are harvesting what they planted

[@ndwandwewasendwedwe7964]

AmaTruck ngala amaPitbulls ngala, safa saphela kwelikaMthaniya

[@rickyramiah4158]

We the public in the interest of our own safety as we see there’s no one out there is really interested in the carnage Record all reckless and speeding trucks and post it on line . Hopefully the sleeping will wake up and some something about these reckless truckers

[@hleziphidhlamini1012]

Foreigners buying licenses 😳🙄😑😰😡😡😠😠

[@chileshemulenga8790]

I expected a better positive response than this especially from someone living in the most industrialised country in africa, foreigners buying licenses meaning they have the money right do the maths 50 trucks times R20000 totalling R1m, honestly you hallucinating and stop smoking socks

[@stardustbilermam1736]

She’s crazy.

[@musakanena833]

This has nothing to do with training. Most tanker companies fired foreign truck drivers now they are harvesting what they planted. Looking from these past months carnage on the roads

[@stardustbilermam1736]

@@musakanena833 nope . foreigners are better at truck driving, most of them. You just want to blame everything on them instead of owning your stuff as a south African. The culture of not accepting responsibility. We see on tik tok a lot a young locals, speaking zulu or sotho or whatever but u can see this one is local

[@DenzelNyagumbo-db1sl]

Do not blame foreigners..Even those who attended driving lessons and got their code14s, they are also involved in accidents..Just be cautious on the road only and arrive safe..Its better to be late than to risk your life because of targets