WATCH: N4 toll road closed due to MASSIVE truck accident -driver killed Photos: Supplied
The N4 toll road near Nkomazi toll plaza is currently CLOSED due to
MASSIVE truck accident. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes.
WATCH: N4 toll road closed due to MASSIVE truck accident -driver killed Photos: Supplied
The N4 toll road between Nkomazi toll plaza and Malelane is closed on Monday due to a MASSIVE head-on collision between two trucks.
Motorists were advised to avoid the area and to use alternative routes.
According to the Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety Security and spokesperson Moeti Mmusi, both trucks are on fire.
It is not yet clear if anyone has been injured or what the trucks were carrying at the time of the accident.
Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen said paramedics responded to the scene of a serious motor vehicle collision on the N4 national highway between Malelane and Komatipoort.
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“On arrival on the scene, paramedics were met with absolute mayhem as two coal trucks were to have collided head-on, at high speed.
“As a result of the impact, one of the trucks caught fire, engulfing the occupant, a male driver believed to be approximately forty years of age. Unfortunately, he was burnt beyond recognition and declared dead on arrival of paramedics.”
Kyle van Reenen
Van Reenen said the driver of the second truck was treated for minor injuries only.
“In a second incident, a light motor vehicle crashed into the two trucks, resulting in four adult occupants suffering moderate injuries. They were treated and stabilized on the scene before being taken to a nearby hospital for further care.”
Kyle van Reenen
He said traffic in the area was severely affected as the roadway was closed to allow emergency personnel to work.
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