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Eight people die in collision on the N1 South

Motorists are advised to use the R101 from Modimolle as the N1 has been closed.

LIMPOPO – Police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe confirmed that eight people have been killed.

“It is alleged three cars and a truck collided during a pile-up, where five occupants of a double cab died instantly and the other three who died were passengers in other cars,” he explained.

Department of Health spokesperson Thabiso Teffo says Limpopo Health EMS are currently attending to the accident.

“EMS is attending to one serious injured patient,” he said.


LIMPOPO -According to reports, the accident occurred between Naboom and Kranskop.

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Three vehicles and a truck were involved but the cause of the accident is still unknown.

Emergency personnel are currently on scene.

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Motorists can expect huge delays.

More information to follow.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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