Looters clean up after truck carrying washing powder overturns on N1
It was raining washing powder on the N1 north in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon, with traffic reported to be at a standstill after a truck carrying a load of the detergent overturned.
@TrafficSA @N1 truck down at midrand. MAQ washing powder being removed/stolen from the truck. @SAPoliceService too overwhelmed with the crowds😱😱 pic.twitter.com/7Etw4QM993
— @itanim (@Itani_Shandu) February 16, 2019
Metro Police spokesperson Wayne Minaar urged motorists to use alternative routes as the overturned truck was blocking all lanes on the N1 north at the Olifantsfontein offramp in Midrand, north of Johannesburg.
“Traffic is being diverted at the New Road offramp. Motorists can use the R55 and Old Pretoria Road as alternative routes,” Minaar said.
Minaar also confirmed that people were looting the overturned truck but could not say whether any arrests had been made.
It’s LIT ON N1 , #MAQ @SABCNewsOnline @POWER987News @News24 @TrafficSA @TrafficSA 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/vQN8lmROYV
— Msibi'City (@Msibicity) February 16, 2019
@TrafficSA truck overturned and blocking all lanes on N1 north bound between new road and ollifantsfontein, lost load of washing powder & people are helping themselves
— Muzi Mathe (@Mr_Mathe) February 16, 2019