Motorists are urged to avoid the R21 before the Pomona Road exit after a truck transporting mayonnaise lost its load.

Traffic heading towards Pretoria is affected.

The motorway may be slippery and several lanes of the highway have been closed off.

In video footage uploaded to X and shared on WhatsApp bystanders can be seen looting containers of the condiment.

🟥 MVA – R21, Kempton Park, GP

11 March 2024 – 13h20

Truck lost load on the the R21 Northbound near Pomona road, Multiple lanes closed.
Please use alternate routes until the scene is cleared.

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This is a developing story and will be updated as information is received.