IN PICTURES: Officials survey the damage after trucks torched on N3

30 April 2018 - 12:16 By TimesLIVE
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KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda, with Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) officials, inspecting the area on 30 April 2018 where trucks were set alight at Mooi River Toll Plaza on the N3.
KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda, with Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) officials, inspecting the area on 30 April 2018 where trucks were set alight at Mooi River Toll Plaza on the N3.
Image: Mbuyiselo Ndlovu

Protests in Mooi River on Sunday night resulted in the N3 and the R103 being closed overnight and 54 people being arrested for public violence.

KwaZulu-Natal's MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda, along with traffic officials, arrived at the scene of the protests. 

These pictures show the extent of the damage:

KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda arrives at Mooi River Toll Plaza on 30 April 2018 where trucks were torched by protestors the night before.
KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda arrives at Mooi River Toll Plaza on 30 April 2018 where trucks were torched by protestors the night before.
Image: Mbuyiselo Ndlovu
KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda, with Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) officials, to inspect the area where dozens of trucks were set alight at Mooi River Toll Plaza on the N3.
KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda, with Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) officials, to inspect the area where dozens of trucks were set alight at Mooi River Toll Plaza on the N3.
Image: Mbuyiselo Ndlovu
KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda on 30 April 2018 talks to truck drivers who were affected when their trucks were set alight by protestors at the Mooi River Toll Plaza the night before.
KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda on 30 April 2018 talks to truck drivers who were affected when their trucks were set alight by protestors at the Mooi River Toll Plaza the night before.
Image: Mbuyiselo Ndlovu
KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda, with RTI Chief Provincial Inspector Andre Horner, assessing damage at Mooi River Toll Plaza on the N3 on 30 April 2018.
KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda, with RTI Chief Provincial Inspector Andre Horner, assessing damage at Mooi River Toll Plaza on the N3 on 30 April 2018.
Image: Mbuyiselo Ndlovu

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