MOOKETSI: Illegal free for all after truck’s tyre bursts
A brewery truck driver watched helplessly as frantic residents scrambled for free beer from a truck after its tyre burst and the truck caught fire at Sekgopo on Friday afternoon.
The truck ferrying crates of beer was ransacked after it had to stop, following a burst tyre at Sekgopo village along the R81 road close to Mooketsi.
“Minutes after the truck stopped, frantic residents of Sekgopo villages including school learners in full uniforms, swarmed over it and looted full crates and beer bottles,” said an eyewitness who did not wish to be identified.
The driver, Jack Dube, said one of the truck’s tyres burst and the truck caught fire.
“I heard a loud bang from the back and stopped the truck. With the help of motorists the fire was quickly extinguished,” said Dube.
He said while he was busy putting out the fire residents were busy looting the truck. He called the police but it was already to late as over 2000 crates of beer had been looted.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Malesela Ledwaba confirmed that the police investigating the matter and no one was arrested at the time of going to press.
