Traffic hell after multi-vehicle pile-up and roadblock in Joburg north

26 May 2016 - 15:30 By TMG Digital

Three people were injured in a multi-vehicle pile-up on the N1 South before William Nicol‚ in Fourways‚ on Thursday morning. "It's alleged that a vehicle lost control‚ colliding with two other vehicles‚ leaving three people with minor to moderate injuries‚" Emer-G-Med said in a statement. "The patients were treated on-scene before being transported to nearby hospitals for further care."PigSpotter Cliff ‏@PigSpotter reported that the crash had resulted in three lanes being closed. "Heavy delays from Rivonia Road‚" he added."Severe delays of 42 minutes and delays increasing on N1 southbound between Rivonia Rd and William Nicol. Dr. Average speed 5kph‚" Netstar Traffic ‏@netstartraffic said.Rob Byrne ‏@TrafficSA tweeted that there was also an operation by the Johannesburg Metro Police department in the vicinity."JMPD roadblock on William Nicol heading to N1 just after Republic. Checking ALL license disks- DELAYS."..

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