Striking drivers set truck alight

A policeman runs past a burning truck that was petrol bombed in Cape Town on Wednesday. (Nardus Engelbrecht, Sapa)

(Nardus Engelbrecht, Sapa)

A policeman reacts as flames and smoke emerge from a truck after it was set alight by striking truck drivers off a main highway in Cape Town. (Schalk van Zuydam, AP)

South African truck workers have been on strike for the past two weeks with sporadic violence reported. (Schalk van Zuydam, AP)

Two incidents of drivers setting trucks alight were reported in Cape Town on Monday. (Schalk van Zuydamm, AP)

(Schalk van Zuydam, AP)

An emergency services vehicle drives by as the truck burns. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

Over 22 000 truck drivers went on strike last week, demanding a 12% pay increase. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

Firefighters extinguish a burning truck on a main highway leading out of Cape Town. (Schalk van Zuydam, AP)