Joburg Motorists Help Themselves to “Free” Alcohol on William Nicol Drive, Mzansi Unimpressed

• Some citizens’ Friday (10 February) got off to an interesting start when a truck transporting alcohol lost its load
• The incident happened on William Nicol Drive in Fourways and saw numerous people looting crates of beer that had fallen off the truck
• JMPD Communications Officer Xolani Fihla said the truck driver had left the scene before the officers arrived

JOHANNESBURG - Some Joburg residents treated themselves to “free” alcohol after a truck lost its load on William Nicol Drive in Fourways.

On Friday, 10 February, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Operations officers were called to the scene.

The area was covered in beer bottles strewn across the roadway. However, the truck driver had already left the scene. In video clips of the incident shared on social media, motorists can be seen loading up their cars with crates of beer.

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Speaking exclusively to Briefly News, JMPD Communications Officer Xolani Fihla said:

“It is alleged that the truck had lost its load which was alcohol, and members of the public started looting the alcohol which had fallen off the truck. It was further alleged that the truck driver left the scene before the officers arrived and at the present moment it's unknown what had caused the truck to lose its load.”

Fihla added that the officers attending the scene assisted in clearing the broken beer bottles from the roadway to help the flow of traffic.

Mzansi reacts to “free” beer on William Nicol Drive

@Sphektekular89 said:

“This kind of accident never happens in my presence. It’s always cement or brooms.”

@MashRomeo commented:

“Good to see people rescuing the surviving bottles.”

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@SavageSavo4 posted:

“There's no place like South Africa.”

@fevertree_mc wrote:

“Such wonderful citizens selflessly jump in to clean up the mess. What an example we are to the rest of the world.”

@Ofentse44Bucs added:

“Why am I never in this situation?”

Angry man films people looting a broken-down truck filled with booze while police watch, SA shares feelings

Briefly News also reported that looting is practically a national sport in Mzansi. So, when people saw a broken-down truck filled with alcohol being looted, it was no shock. However, the slight shocker was that police officers who were present and doing nothing.

South African people’s faith in the South African Police Force (SAPS) is little to none. Seeing a video like this just reminds citizens why our country is the way that it is.

Widely followed Twitter user and crime activist Yusuf Abramjee shared the footage showing police present while the truck got looted. The man recording the clip was extremely upset by the fact that police sat back and did nothing.

Source: Briefly News