UPDATE: R71 Magoebaskloof still closed for clean-up
The R71 Magoebaskloof is still closed, however, it will be opened again once a low-bed truck has arrived from Polokwane to load the spilled cargo.
The on-scene traffic officials and the clean-up crew have confirmed this.
Yesterday, February 20, a 30-ton truck overturned which caused a diesel spillage on the R71 road to Makgoebaskloof before Mountain Lodge.
Motorists travelling between Polokwane and Tzaneen had to use the R528 Georges Valley road or the R81 towards the R36 Modjadjiskloof.
Also read: Road closed due to accident at Magoebaskloof
Tidimalo Chuene, spokesperson for the Limpopo Deparment of Transport, said it seeems the truck was heading to Musina loaded with heavy machinery.
The driver allegedly lost direction and took the R71 ending up in Magoebaskloof where he lost control of the truck spilling oil and diesel.
The driver is allegedly an old man from Zimbabwe and it was the first time he used the R71.
