Johannesburg – A truck driver was burned when he was hit by a petrol bomb while making a delivery at a supermarket in Durban on Monday, KwaZulu-Natal police said.

“Truck drivers, who were on strike, allegedly threw a petrol bomb at the truck in Smith Street,” said police spokesperson Jay Naicker.

The 40-year-old driver was taken to hospital where he was in a stable condition.

Police were investigating a case of attempted murder and arson.

No arrests had been made, said Naicker.

– SAPA