“People Are Cruel”: Motorists Pull Sharp Nails From Road After Sabotage Discovery, SA Aggrieved
- An alarming video captured dozens of nails driven upright into a road surface, creating a deadly hazard for passing vehicles
- Concerned bystanders filmed the dangerous scene and stepped in to remove the nails from the road before more drivers were affected
- Viewers online were furious, with many calling for the 24-hour highway patrol to stop what they believe are spiking robberies targeting motorists
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A disturbing video circulating on social media has left South Africans outraged after footage emerged of a road deliberately studded with sharp nails driven straight into the asphalt. Posted on 12 August 2026 by X user @pmcafrica, the clip shows the camera panning slowly across a road surface covered with upright nails embedded at regular intervals across the lane.
The scale of the sabotage is striking. Bystanders can be seen crouching down to inspect the hazard, filming the evidence on their phones, and physically pulling the nails out one by one to protect other road users from tyre blowouts or worse. While some viewers believed the incident took place in South Africa, many others in the comments suggested the road was in Botswana. The exact location remains unclear.
A road turned into a trap
What made the video so alarming was its precision. The nails were not scattered randomly. They were placed deliberately, in a pattern that left little doubt about the intent. For many who watched, the immediate concern was that this was a setup for a spiking robbery, where criminals force vehicles to stop and then target drivers and passengers.
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The people seen in the video did not wait for authorities. They worked quickly, removing as many nails as they could find, aware that any vehicle passing over that stretch of road could suffer a dangerous blowout at speed.
Watch the shocking road sabotage X footage below:
Viewers call for action
The video sparked swift and angry reactions across social media:
User @danielseepes wrote:
"South Africa needs full time high way patrol cops 24 hours. Otherwise, we'll never win this war."
User @mtya_anele said:
"People are cruel 😔, and their motives and intentions are to kill innocent human beings."
User @elegoregoreng asked:
"When do they do this nonsense 😡?"
User @praisedthembeka questioned:
"All this just to steal a phone from motorists?"
User @DamianCollED responded:
"This is absolutely insane."
User @Vusikadube demanded:
"Highway police must arrest these thugs 😡."
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