Gas thieves drilled a hole in my truck’s tank to steal fuel as prices surge across US

A MAN has revealed how thieves drilled a hole in the bottom of his truck to steal the gas as fuel prices rocket around the country.

An Ohio resident posted a photo of his friend's truck to Reddit which showed a hole in the bottom of the gas tank.

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The site user wrote: "My friend went to get into his work truck this morning and found that someone drilled a hole in the gas tank and stole all of his gas."

Commenters suggested that the thieves drilled the plastic tank because he had a tamper-proof fuel cap.

The man could be left with a bill of $2000 to $4000 to replace the tank.

It comes as fuel prices in the nation continue to spiral.

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In Ohio, where the theft occurred on March 21, the average gas price per gallon is $4.

Prices are rocketing because of inflation and Russia's ongoing war on Ukraine, putting great pressure on those who commute and travel daily.

The war has caused cuts in supply from Russia, with gas giant Shell announcing it will stop purchasing gas from the country.

On top of the war, storm weather has also hurt the gas prices.

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With more than 625 comments on the popular thread, people reported experiencing similar incidents.