"No Ways": SA Truck Driver Wakes Up to Find Tyres Stolen While He Slept

• A truck driver in South Africa was left stranded after thieves stripped his truck of all its tyres while he slept inside the cab
• The truck was found with its rear axle resting on stacked bricks, with all wheels completely removed
• South Africans online were left sceptical, with many questioning whether the driver could have slept through such an ordeal

A South African truck driver was left with a serious problem on 13 August 2026 after waking up to find that thieves had stolen every single tyre off his truck while he was sleeping inside. The fact that the driver reportedly slept through the entire operation struck many viewers as hard to believe.

Footage shared by @newsnexussa on TikTok showed the truck parked roadside, its rear axle completely bare and propped up on stacked bricks where the wheels once were. The driver, identified in the clip as Manuel, told the person filming that he had pulled over to rest, believing the spot was safe enough to sleep in:

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"I was sleeping here, to just rest a little bit," he said. "We thought maybe safe here."

Watch the video below:

Tyres stripped overnight

South Africans in the comments were largely unconvinced by the driver's account, with many pointing fingers directly at him:

@nlz wrote:

"What type of sleep? That car is big; if someone lifts it, you can feel it."

@pum.@cape town asked:

"How did they jack up that truck?"

@Redneck 19691 said:

"Driver was involved, it takes long to get those tyres off."

@Tsitsa kutumela.🤍 reacted:

" He's guilty."

@movers commented:

"He sold those tyres."

@smGuru added: "Never... That many didn't hear anything."

@Pule wrote:

"What kind of sleep hahaha ngeke (no ways). He is lying."

Other Briefly News stories about truck drivers

• A dramatic incident captured on dashcam footage, where a truck lost control on a South African highway, sparked a debate among viewers.
• Details about a South African truck driver's walking tour of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, on TikTok sparked significant reactions.
• A distressing incident involved a South African truck driver, Letuka Mokoena, who was harassed and forced to resign.

Source: Briefly News