A serious impact has been left on the environment, with hazmat teams actively working to clean up the chemical spill in Kranspoort Pass on the N11, where two trucks collided, resulting in one catching fire.

According to first responders, the wreckage of both trucks still remains in the pass, and the chemical cargo that spilt and ran down the embankments of the pass also remains to be cleaned.

The Middelburg Observer reports that two lanes are open, but a motorist has warned that traffic flow is not being regulated, leaving vehicles coming from both directions to weave between lanes.

The chemicals that caught fire last night resulted in noxious fumes filling the pass, as well as a secondary veldfire.

Video footage obtained shows how the chemical fire spreads through the veld in the pass. The video was taken last night.

Watch the video here:

@middelburgobserverChemical spill catches fire and rapidly spreads through the veld in Kranspoort Pass, after truck accident last night.

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