South Africa: The Department of Transport in KwaZulu Natal has closed the road N3 in Van Reenen Pass after a serious accident. The accident involved two trucks of unspecified make and model that collided with each other on Sunday.
The accident resulted in one victim sustaining injuries after the truck collision who was rushed to the hospital to get treatment. The trucks involved in the collision were blocking a large section of the road, making it crucial to close the road.
Further, the law enforcement authorities were also present at the scene on Sunday to conduct their investigation. The Department of Transport has shared that after the closure of the road for recovery, they have diverted the flow of traffic.
The alternative routes of diversion include N11 linking KwaZulu – Natal and Mpumalanga and R74 linking KwaZulu—Natal and Free State. The department has also asked the people of the country to postpone or delay their travel by the originally affected road N3.
They clarified that the N3 Van Reenen Pass will reopen for traffic once the recovery has been completed. The members of the recovery team have successfully removed the truck from the road. Due to the accident, oncoming traffic on the road had caused a huge pileup.
The members of the Department of Transport have expressed their concern about the increasing number of road traffic accidents in the region. The department has also shared details of other road traffic accidents that happened in the community around the same time.
In a severe accident, two taxis collided on R56, leaving eight victims with serious injuries. In another accident, a Toyota Tazz collided with a Toyota Fortuner on R66 in the Mayiwane intersection in uLundi.
The officials of the department of transport have assured that the law enforcement authorities are investigating the accidents. The department believes that one of the major causes of the incidents is the rains the province is experiencing.
The department has called on road users to be extra vigilant while driving as the province has been witnessing a rise in the number of accidents.