Johannesburg – Five haulage trucks have been set alight in the dead of night along the N4, near the Waterval Boven about 2km from the tunnel on the Belfast side, Mpumalanga.
The wanton attack on haulage trucks in the early hours of Monday was the second in as many days.
A gang of armed men in two bakkies stopped the trucks and forced the drivers out of their vehicles before setting them alight.
A similar modus operandi was used early Sunday morning when an armed gang stopped six haulage trucks along the N3 at the Van Reenen’s Pass before torching them.
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In both attacks the cargo was destroyed in the fires.
In the latest incident, at least one of the torched trucks was known to have been hauling fruit from Cape Town to Nelspruit.
FleetWatch has issued a warning for all transport operators using the N4 in the Waterval Boven area to avoid the area.
South African Police Service officer were still on the scene Monday morning.
No arrests have been reported in both incidents.
