"Maybe They Don't Have Transport Money": SA Learners Spotted Hitching Ride on Tanker Truck
- A video captured from inside a following vehicle showed learners clinging to the rear bumper of a moving tanker truck on a palm-lined road
- The footage, shared by SA Truckers on 1 August 2026, quickly spread online and reignited concerns about road safety in South Africa
- South Africans online were alarmed by what they saw, with many questioning where traffic officers were
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A video circulating on Facebook has left South Africans deeply unsettled. It showed a group of learners hanging off the back of a moving tanker truck on a public road.
Source: Facebook
The footage, shared by the Facebook page SA Truckers on 1 August 2026, was filmed from inside a vehicle travelling behind the truck. There was no indication the driver was aware of the passengers on the back.
The clip spread rapidly, with viewers expressing concern and disbelief at the level of risk involved.
For many who watched the video by SA Truckers, the scene was a stark reminder of how desperate the daily commute has become for some learners. With transport costs rising and public bus services unreliable in many areas, hitching rides on passing vehicles has become a survival strategy in parts of the country, despite the obvious danger.
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One misstep, a sudden brake, or a sharp turn could prove fatal for anyone riding on the outside of a moving truck. Watch the alarming road safety video that sparked the debate:
Mzansi reacts to tanker truck footage
South Africans on Facebook did not hold back in the comments section on SA Truckers' video:
Jellys Mgwenya asked:
"Where are the traffic cops?"
Ludolf DE Wit wrote:
"Terrible behaviour."
Edelweiss MacLean simply said:
"No no."
Winston Cryer commented:
"This happens when children are no longer raised in the FEAR OF THE LORD, they make and do just as they please because their human rights must be respected and taken into account"
Christine Sbo noted:
"Maybe they don't have transport money."
Other Briefly News stories about safety
- Officers in KwaZulu-Natal discovered 36 children packed into a scholar transport taxi, far exceeding its legal capacity.
- Scholar transport accidents in Gauteng and the Free State shed light on the tragic incidents that have sparked renewed outcry.
- In Lenasia South, a minibus transporting schoolchildren caught fire, prompting a community response.
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