Staff Reporter
KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested a national office bearer of the All Truck Driver Forum South Africa (ATDF-SA) for alleged incitement of violence after trucks were blocked on the N3 southbound near Bergville in the early hours of Saturday.
Police said in a statement that officers on patrol noticed traffic slowing before coming to a standstill. When they investigated, they found about 10 people stopping trucks. The group fled into nearby bushes when police approached, abandoning a white Isuzu bakkie with its doors open.
Police said preliminary investigations showed the bakkie belonged to a prominent ATDF-SA office bearer. An ATDF-SA banner and stones were found inside the vehicle.
A suspicious white Volkswagen Polo was later spotted on the N3 northbound. Police followed the vehicle and found it had allegedly come to collect the owner of the abandoned bakkie.
The driver of the Polo, his passenger and the driver of
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