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Tow truck truce after punches fly
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The incident has reignited debate over the longstanding tensions between local tow truck operators, often accused of territorial disputes, professional jealousy and even alleged favouritism and pay-offs or bribes to officials.
The scene of the accident in the Kaaimans Pass on Sunday.
A fistfight between two local tow truck operators on an accident scene in the Kaaimans Pass on Sunday 2 November has once again exposed the fierce rivalry within the local towing industry.
’n Video wat viraal gegaan het, wys Werner Herselman van Star Towing and Repairs en Kobie van Zyl van Crash Towing wat vuiste swaai terwyl noodpersoneel gewerk het om ’n beseerde pasiënt uit ’n wrakvragmotor te bevry.
Die woordewisseling het te midde van die chaos van ’n ernstige ongeluk met twee groot vragmotors ontvou wat die sluiting van die N2 deur die Kaaimanspas vir meer as vier uur gedwing het. Op een stadium was verkeer oor 21km van Wildernis na Sedgefield opgestoot.
Die twee mans het later vrede gemaak en met George Herald gepraat. Dit wil voorkom asof opvlammende humeure, frustrasie en wan kommunikasie hierdie spesifieke woordewisseling aangevuur het.
Die voorval het egter die debat laat herleef oor die langdurige spanninge tussen plaaslike sleepwa-operateurs, dikwels beskuldig van territoriale geskille, professionele jaloesie en selfs beweerde begunstiging en betaal-offs of omkoopgeld aan amptenare. Terwyl baie operateurs ’n noodsaaklike diens lewer en nou saam met die owerhede werk, het mededinging om ongelukstonele tot herhaalde konfrontasies gelei.
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