Mzansi Reacts to Video of Illegally Imported BMW 1 Series and Taxi Being Crushed, Tweeps Offer to Buy Them
- There are over 300 000 illegally imported vehicles on South Africa's roads, with many driven over our neighbouring borders
- The Road Traffic Management Corporation and the South African Police Service recently busted a criminal syndicate that was importing 'grey' imports into Mzansi
- The authorities will destroy 91 seized vehicles in Makhanda after many were imported illegally and then registered on the national vehicle database
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South Africans didn't like seeing illegally imported vehicles including a BMW 1 Series and a Toyota Quantum being crushed by the police, with many offering alternative uses for them.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation impounded over 500 vehicles illegally imported by a syndicate that includes SAPS, Transport officials and foreign nationals.
Source: UGC
South Africans reacted in dismay as footage of the vehicles being crushed at the safeguarding storage facility of the South African Police Service in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, MyBroadBand reports.
A BMW 1 Series and a Toyota Quantum were among the 91 vehicles seized in Makhanda as part of the police's investigation into a fake criminal car registration ring, News24 reports.
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Several tweeps were confused by the videos and asked others to explain what was happening, while others said the illegally imported cars should rather be dismantled and used for spare parts.
One Twitter user said they would buy the vehicle.
This is what Mzansi had to say:
3 dead and 20 injured in a crash involving 50 vehicles, video has people shaken
A severe snowstorm coupled with dense fog caused a massive 50-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania on Monday, Briefly News reports.
State authorities said at least three people died and close to 20 injuries were recorded as footage of the crash went viral on social media showing the driver of a large truck losing control of the vehicle and charging into a dump track.
Close to 60 vehicles were involved in the incident that closed all lanes of the I81 as the snowy conditions made it tough for emergency vehicles to gain access to the deadly scene.
Source: Briefly News
