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Woman trapped in vehicle after accident on Protea Street

A serious accident involving two vehicles occurred at the intersection of Walter Sisulu and Protea Street at around 14:30.

According to information gathered at the scene, a red bakkie pulling a trailer with a boat, was travelling from Loskop Dam and was turning right into Protea Street towards Mhluzi when another vehicle, coming from Walter Sisulu Street CBD, drove into it.

The vehicle from the CBD direction hit the bakkie while it was turning.

A woman who was in the bakkie is trapped in the vehicle, while the driver didn’t sustain injuries.

Emergency services are currently on the scene trying to extricate the woman from the vehicle.

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The road is currently closed.

Motorists are urged to approach the area with extra caution.

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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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