Truck Driver Evades Armed Hijacker in TikTok Video with 2.8M Views, SA Impressed by Quick Driving

Truck Driver Evades Armed Hijacker in TikTok Video with 2.8M Views, SA Impressed by Quick Driving

  • A harrowing moment shows a truck driver dealing with an armed hijacking, and it was caught on camera
  • Many people were amazed after watching the video of how one man saved three lives, including his own, with quick thinking
  • The TikTok video's comment section was filled with South Africans raving about how three men barely got away

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A criminal tried to rob a truck, but the driver was on high alert. The internet was in awe of the man who sprung into action after noticing danger.

TikTok video shows truck driver saving passengers form gun man
A TikTok video went viral as people saw a truck driver escaping a hijacking by a gunman. Image: RistoArnaudov/ kali9
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The video of the driver received more than 140 000 likes. Many people could not stop raving about the heroic truck driver.

Hijacking at gunpoint goes wrong

@ntate_chadi18 posted a video showing a truck driver face-off against a gunman. In the viral clip, the driver drove away just in time when the hijacker pointed a firearm at them.

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South Africans horrified by gunman

Many people commented that the video showed a wild story. Online users were in complete awe that the driver handled the hijacking perfectly.

Lindani Ngubane applauded:

"This driver deserves a Bells."

RuddyTerry said:

"If there was no evidence, I would not believe the story. I went out and came back."

Hulisile Kolweni wrote:

"The driver (was) so calm and collected during this whole unfortunate ordeal."

Thulisile Kolweni commented:

"The one who went outside to close the door and came back. Listen when the universe is aligned with you. Haike, the one in the middle."

Nkanyiso Njabulo Mdlalose wrote:

"That one flew out and God pushed back in the truck."

Revonianukiemoket added:

"Yoh that guy went to fetch the door."

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Its_nkazimulo Mbumbe was floored:

"Knowing me, I would have fallen out."

User9315090585298 joked:

"The passenger is Spiderman."

Truck drivers often go TikTok viral

Many people are always fascinated to see truck divers' experiences on the road. One went viral after filming how much it costs to fill a truck's tank.

Polo gets rear-ended by truck changing lanes, SA fuming: "A law unto themselves"

Briefly News previously reported that being sandwiched between a truck and a wall can be scary. The worst outcome of this situation was experienced by one unlucky polo driver, who had his car rear-ended and spun around when a truck tried to change lanes.

The clip comes from none other than the @VehicleTrackerz page, which uploaded the footage onto their Twitter account. It sparked a passionate discussion about how truck drivers are on South African roads.

The short video shows the truck rear-ending a Polo when it tried to change lanes, causing the car to be spun around.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za

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