N1 highway closed in Limpopo after six die in crash
The fatal two-vehicle collision occured near Planknek outside Mokopane.
POLOKWANE – The N1 south is closed between Nyl plaza and Polokwane following a two vehicle collision.
The collision between a truck and a sedan occurred near Planknek outside Mokopane.
The truck has overturned blocking the highway and according to the media liaison officer for the Department of Transport and Community Safety, Mike Maringa, traffic will be diverted.
“Motorists travelling northwards will be diverted to the R101 at Nyl Plaza while those travelling south must use R101 from Polokwane and join the N1 at Nyl Plaza.”
According to a post on Traffic Policing Affairs Limpopo preliminary reports indicate that six people died on the scene. “Two other reportedly sustained serious injuries,” reads the post.
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