N12 tragedy results in multiple fatalities, South Africans blame trucks for latest fatality

• At least two people have been killed in two multi-vehicle accidents on the N12 involving trucks
• Two trucks and five cars were involved in a collision, with one vehicle trapped between the trucks
• South Africans have blamed negligent truck drivers for the latest fatality on the roads

BENONI – Two tragic accidents on the N12 have claimed several lives.

The two multi-vehicle crashes led to the closure of the N12 west between the Snake Road and Tom Jones exits.

Both accidents involved trucks.

Coal and timber trucks collide

In the first accident, an empty coal truck, a truck carrying lumber and a vehicle collided just past the Voortrekker Road bridge.

The truck carrying timber left the road and ended up in dense bushes. There was also wood strewn across the road.

A more gruesome scene unfolded when two other trucks collided. The accident also involved five cars and one vehicle was trapped between the two trucks.

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The wreckage of the car was later removed.

Two people were confirmed killed in the crash, while two were seriously injured. Minor injuries were also reported.

Later social media posts indicated that four people had been declared dead.

South Africans express their anger about trucks

@Honeybadge375 exclaimed:

“Get the trucks off the road.”

@michell44365613 said:

“I was on that road today and the trucks are moving fast.”

@malesamohlala added:

“Trucks are like foreign spaza shops on our road.”

@UnathiSoyi:

“Truck drivers always drive too fast on the N3 and N12. They also drive while talking on the phone. I’ve seen a few with my own eyes. Second, people in small cars are very reckless towards trucks. Underestimate the speed of the truck or overestimate their car, I don’t know.”

@AnnHuma1556:

“This is really scary. I’ve seen these truck drivers driving down the road. May their souls rest in peace.”

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Tanker crashes on the N12 near the Kliprivier Bridge

Short news reported that a tanker had crashed into a bridge on the N12 highway at the Kliprivier Drive exit in Johannesburg South.

The truck was reportedly traveling eastbound on the N12 when it left the road and crashed into the bridge.

Source: Kort Nieuws