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By Jolene Marriah-Maharaj 
53m ago
Durban – A Ford Ranger bakkie was badly damaged after a tractor tire exploded while being filled with air at a gas station in Verulam this week.
According to Prem Balram, director of Reaction Unit SA, one of his officers was patrolling the area when he heard the explosion.
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– Get there alive (@_ArriveAlive) November 17, 2020
“The investigation established that the driver of the Ford Ranger was in the process of filling a tractor tire that was loaded in the rear of his bakkie with air when the explosion occurred.”
Balram said the vehicle’s windows were smashed and the container was badly damaged. “
Balram said no injuries were reported.
In a separate incident, in September 2005, an Eshowe man was killed when the tire he was repairing exploded and landed on his head.
Police Captain Jabulani Mdletshe said 23-year-old Zenzo Mthembu was killed instantly when a tractor tire he was working on exploded at a tire repair shop in Sundumbili near Eshowe.
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