N4 fully reopened following deadly truck collision
A stop-and-go was in place for more than eight hours while the scene was cleared.
The N4 near the bypass to Malalane and Barberton has been completely reopened following an accident between two trucks on Tuesday night, 23 September.
The trucks collided head-on at around 20:15, leading to the closure of the road in both directions and prompting motorists to use alternative routes. According to Martin Jeffrey of Emer-G-Med, one truck was loaded and the other empty. Both drivers were declared dead at the scene.
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The road had been closed for more than eight hours while emergency personnel attended the scene, using the jaws of life to extricate the bodies of the drivers from the wreckage.
A stop-and-go system was implemented to allow traffic to share a lane, but this has also been removed, according to Mpumalanga spokesperson for the Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Moeti Mmusi.
