Thousands of people die on South Africa’s roads every year. One of the country’s major hotspots is the Limpopo province, the scene of a horrific blast that killed 20 people in September 2023. Social media users shared a video claiming it showed a fuel tanker exploding on a stretch of highway about 100 kilometres from the border with Zimbabwe.
But the claim is false: the footage is of a blast in northern Brazil.A South African-based user shared the 12-second video showing flames billowing from a truck on the side of a highway before it explodes.“Tanker truck explosion leaves six people injured in Para; see the exact moment,” reads the headline of a CNN Brazil article with the footage.SBT Brazil reported that the explosion occurred on a highway between Paragominas and Ulianópolis, two cities in Para state.
AFP correspondents in Brazil confirmed the incident, saying the explosion took place on the BR-010 highway between the two cities. Moreover, there are no recent South African media reports about a roadside explosion in Limpopo in July 2024. https://www.youtube.com/embed/bHNimjTpxd8
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