African bees, it seems, are even more aggressive on their home turf than in the USA. Gert Venter, who has been a traffic pointsman in South Africa for 13 years, was attacked by a swarm on Tuesday.
Motorist Vena Strauss tried to help him but was forced back into her own car when the bees started attacking her. Motorists gathered around Venter in cars and some vainly tried to scare off the bees with fire extinguishers. Eventually a man in a pick-up truck, shouted at Venter to jump on the back and they sped off trailing remnants of the swarm. Venter later recovered in hospital. [CG],
Motorist Vena Strauss tried to help him but was forced back into her own car when the bees started attacking her. Motorists gathered around Venter in cars and some vainly tried to scare off the bees with fire extinguishers. Eventually a man in a pick-up truck, shouted at Venter to jump on the back and they sped off trailing remnants of the swarm. Venter later recovered in hospital. [CG],