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Citizen reporter Trucks and other vehicles have been stuck in queues reaching 20km and truck drivers are taking up to nine days to cross the border. File picture. A long convoy of vehicles, stretching several kilometres towards Beitbridge border post in Musina, Limpopo. Picture: Camilo Ramada
“We already have confirmed reports of at least four drivers who died in their cabs. It’s absolutely unacceptable for people to be treated this way. This is a humanitarian crisis. People have to sit in their vehicles to get to the border. They don’t want to lose their spot in the queue,” said Kelly.
Truck drivers are reportedly spending days at the Beitbridge border post.
According to the Road Freight Association (RFA), there were no facilities or amenities for truck drivers.
Other drivers were allegedly bribing their way to the front resulting to fights.
Four truck drivers have died as snaking queues continue at the Beitbridge border post, the Road Freight Association (RFA) said on Thursday.
The association has now called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to rectify and resolve what it described as an unacceptable crisis at the busy border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
According to the DA, it was reported that thousands had been left stranded for days on end and two people have died from fatigue while waiting to cross the border.