Head-on crash leaves one injured

Emergency workers are still on the scene and the road has been closed off.

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Arisja Misselhorn Less than a minute

A gas tanker and BMW collided head-on on the P185 between the Ext22 traffic lights and the pedestrian bridge this evening, August 20, at around 19:15.

According to workers on the scene, the BMW’s engine was ripped from the vehicle on impact and landed in the nearby field, setting the grass alight.

A second car, a Range Rover, then also crashed into the wreckages. Residents in nearby houses described hearing a loud blast when the vehicles collided.

Firefighters have exstinguished the flames and ER24 ambulance services rushed the seriously injured BMW driver to hospital. Emergency workers are still on the scene and the road has been closed off.

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44 seconds ago

Arisja Misselhorn Less than a minute

Arisja Misselhorn

I have been a journalist for more than 30 years. I worked for Caxton and Beeld and also for my own publication. I returned to Ridge Times in 2018. I became editor for Ridge Times, Standerton Advertiser and Streeknuus in 2023. I completed numerous courses throughout the years, and I have won several awards.