Protest outside court as Pinetown truck driver applies for bail

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 A small group of people staged a protest on Tuesday outside the Pinetown Magistrate's Court in support of the Swazi truck driver accused of murdering 22 people in a crash.

The group of mostly women held posters that read "Justice for Sanele May".

He's expected to formally apply for bail.

May was initially charged with 22 counts of culpable homicide, but this was subsequently upgraded to 22 counts of murder and a charge of reckless or negligent driving.

The accident occurred when the truck May was driving hit four fully laden minibus taxis and two cars on the corner of Field's Hill and Richmond Road in Pinetown shortly before 7pm on the 6th of September.

The State is opposing bail.