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VIDEO – Shocking footage: Truck driver leaves the wheel in transit, causes accident

Dashcam video footage shows what the truck driver was up to moments before the beer-spill accident on the N4.

A truck carrying a shipment of beer overturned on Monday morning after the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle. However, in the footage it can be clearly seen how the driver gets up off his seat to search for something behind him before he rolls the truck.

Also read: VIDEO: Beer on the N4, looters raid cargo

The transporting company suffered a loss of R2 million as a result of the accident.  Most of the remaining cargo was carried away by looters.

 

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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