Expect ‘massive’ claims over Boksburg tanker tragedy, lawyers say

The truck owners have been cleared by a third-party probe they commissioned, but legal experts say neither the company nor its driver is off the hook

08 January 2023 - 00:02 By Isaac Mahlangu and Hendrik Hancke

A third-party probe commissioned by Infinite Fleet Transport has cleared the company and its driver of wrongdoing in the Boksburg tanker tragedy on Christmas Eve, but legal experts say civil claims and criminal prosecution are still likely.  ..

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