South Africa
Investigation launched into shopping trolley ride on N1 freeway─── 08:35 Tue, 05 Apr 2022
Gauteng traffic police say they have launched an investigation to apprehend a man who was caught on video riding in a shopping trolley, whilst holding onto the back of a truck on the N1 freeway.
In the video, the man wearing a yellow hooded jacket with a cap, is seen sitting in the trolley whilst clinging to the back of the truck.
“The Gauteng Traffic Police has issued a stern warning to hitchhikers on Gauteng major routes following two videos which were widely circulated on social media depicting a hitchhiker travelling with a grocery trolley attached to a heavy motor vehicle along the N1 South, east of Pretoria. The incident took place on 3 April 2022 during rainy conditions.
Investigations into the alleged hitchhiking incident are currently underway and the hitchhiker will be brought to book soon,” says Sello Maremane, Gauteng traffic police spokesperson.
. @GTP_Traffstats has issued a stern warning to hitchhikers on major routes following two videos which were widely circulated on social media depicting a hitchhiker travelling with a grocery trolley attached to a heavy motor vehicle along the N1 South, east of Pretoria… pic.twitter.com/W4juAWo81O
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) April 4, 2022
