Thug Holds On to Dear Life After Truck Hijacking Goes Wrong

• South Africans discussed the video of a criminal who failed to hijack a truck driver
• A video of the incident went viral, and it showed how the driver managed to get away with the thug in tow
• Netizens cautioned would-be thugs against committing acts of crime, and some questioned the driver

Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, shootings, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

SOUTH AFRICA — Netizens questioned a truck driver who recorded a video of a would-be thug in a tight spot after he allegedly failed to hijack a truck driver.

PrimeTime News posted a video of the incident on its @PrimeTimeNewsZA X account on 8 March 2026. The video shows the man holding on for dear life as the truck driver narrates how the suspect found himself in the unwanted predicament.

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Would-be thug hangs on to moving truck

According to the caption, the suspect tried to enter the trucker’s cab. However, the trucker drove away with the suspect holding onto the sideview mirror. The driver, who is recording the video, explains that he had stopped his truck by the streetlights in an unidentified area when the thug tried to jump in. He repeated that he will continue his journey with him in tow. The suspect pleaded for forgiveness, and the driver retorted, asking him where he was going in the first place.

Watch the video on this link.

Disclaimer: Briefly News does not condone the actions in the video. Anyone who is a victim of a crime is urged to go to the nearest police station to open a case.

South Africans weigh in

Some South Africans questioned the driver’s actions.

Matthews asked:

“What happens to the driver if this guy falls and dies?”

Alex Mhlanga responded:

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“Of course, we know by law that he will be held liable.”

One Nation SA wondered:

“The truck driver sounds quite chilled.”

tH added:

“But honestly, we need to do better as a people. Why doesn’t he get a job instead of jacking whips?”

3 Briefly News articles about crimes caught on CCTV cameras

Criminal activity in South Africa is routinely captured on CCTV cameras, and Briefly News has written about them.

• CCTV footage exposed law enforcement officers assisting hijackers target a security vehicle on 4 March 2025. The video shows two officers who stopped a security vehicle asking the passengers for their paperwork before two suspects appear and rob them.
• A group of robbers fled a house after a robbery went wrong, and their failed attempt was caught on CCTV cameras. The robbers’ plan to remove the target house’s gate succeeded, but the operation went sideways when the gate fell on top of one of the suspects.
• A motorist in Elsies River, Cape Town, fought back when two suspects tried to rob him on 1 March 2026. The incident showing the thugs’ attempt and the car owner’s fight against them was caught on CCTV.

Source: Briefly News