Video of Man Escaping Police Van in Standstill Traffic Has Mzansi Citizens in Shock: “I’m Ready to Relocate”

Video of Man Escaping Police Van in Standstill Traffic Has Mzansi Citizens in Shock: “I’m Ready to Relocate”

  • A video of a man escaping a police van in broad daylight and standstill traffic has shocked many SA people
  • Twitter user @vocalAngel101 shared the video on social media, highlighting the seriousness of the situation
  • People were angered that no one around did anything but watch, while others were not surprised by anything

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You think you’d only see a swift convict escape in movies, right? While Mzansi never fails to surprise. The footage was capture of a detainee escaping a police van in broad daylight and standstill traffic.

Man escaping from police van
Twitter user @vocalAngel101 shared a video showing a man escaping from a police van. Image: Twitter / @vocalAngel101
Source: Twitter

Crime is a major problem in Mzansi, and things just do not seem to improve. When a detainee manages to set himself free while a bunch of people are watching, without anyone saying or doing anything, you know it is bad.

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Twitter user @vocalAngel101 shared the video showing a man wiggling his way out of the back door of a police van. It looks like he must have kicked it from the inside, just enough to worm his way out.

The most shocking part of the clip is that it was done in broad daylight and standstill traffic, yet not a single car hooted or flagged the policemen down.

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“Things we see in this country… ”

The people of Mzansi were left in total shock after watching the clip

Some people had no words to explain how they were feeling. Many were angered by the lack of support from the public, and others were not even surprised in the slightest.

Take a look at what some had to say:

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@zakes_ngidi said:

“Ebana…. community should have chased him and put him back.”

@khumbuziile said:

“no way”

@mrsRunaM said:

“Why are the motorists not hooting?”

@Wikota7 said:

“Would be interesting to see how the cops describe the miraculous exodus of the dude without this video”

@maleage said:

“I'm ready to relocate.”

@ComfortMwandla said:

Limpopo policeman graduates with BA Police Science from UNISA: SAPS and Mzansi shower the Captain with praise

In other news, Briefly News reported that Captain Masekela Rufus Magoro, from the South African Police Service (SAPS) Provincial Corporate Communication in Limpopo, is officially a university graduate.

Graduating with a university degree is a huge achievement. It takes a lot of dedication to work the job of a police officer while studying – definitely an achievement worth celebrating.

SAPS took to its official Facebook page to celebrate the Captain’s achievement. Sharing pictures from his graduation, the force thanked him for his dedication.

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.