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TimesLIVE reports that a truck driver was killed on the N1 near De Doorns in the Western Cape when a rock was allegedly thrown through his windshield on Sunday morning.
“The Time Link driver who sadly passed away in the early hours of [Sunday] morning - our hearts and prayers go out to his family and friends at this difficult time. A life taken too soon. A life taken at its peak,” the SA Long-Distance Truckers wrote on their Facebook page. According to social media reports, the incident happened at around 5am. The truck crashed and was allegedly looted. In a video of the incident circulating on social media, another person was seen resting on a bunk bed in the truck when the rock hit the steering wheel. It is not known what happened to the second person.
- Read a short report by Nico Gous on this story at TimesLIVE
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