South African thieves attempt to steal a safe to no avail

A group of thieves in South Africa got their own serve of bad karma, after failing miserably to steal a safe from a petrol station.

CCTV footage showed the dumbfounded group of at least seven people heaving and lifting the safe to try and put it into white sedan’s boot outside a petrol station in Western Cape.

The group change positions several times for more than a minute but are unable to lift the heavy safe.

Eventually, the safe is loaded into the trunk and the car speeds off – only for it to tumble back out again.

Video of the botched attempt was posted to YouTube earlier this week.