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Wet roads claim five lives in multiple collisions

Wet driving conditions in the Middelburg area has resulted in two fatal accidents that have claimed five lives this evening.

December 26, 2020
Sjani Campher Less than a minute
The accident scene on the R33, in which four people lost their lives.

*According to an eye witness, the right lane of the N4 (eastbound) is closed at Alzu Petro Port after a single-vehicle accident. The accident took place between 18:00 and 19:00 under the bridge after the driver of an SUV supposedly lost control on the wet road. One person was killed and another seriously injured.

The Ford Fiesta which lost control in Schoongesicht Pass. IMAGE: Supplied.

*Four other people were killed in an accident on the R33 between Belfast and Stoffberg this evening. According to information, the accident involved a Ford Fiesta carrying four men. The accident took place near Belfast in the Schoongesicht Pass after the driver lost control and collided with the rocks alongside the road. The occupants were flung from the vehicle and killed upon impact.

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December 26, 2020
Sjani Campher Less than a minute

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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