Permitless driver arrested after ploughing through William Nicol Drive intersection
JMPD aware of threat of heavy trucks and have issued several fines recently
The driver of the truck that ploughed through three vehicles at the intersection of William Nicol Drive and Constantia Boulevard on Saturday morning, has been arrested.
Read initial article here: Huge truck crashes into several cars coming down steep William Nicol Drive hill
The driver was charged with reckless and negligent driving as well as transporting chrome without a permit.
The driver lost control of his heavy load coming down the steep hill, injuring two people in the collision, one needing to be airlifted to hospital.
The driver was transporting the open-cast mining by-product from a site in Rustenburg to a location in City Deep, Johannesburg.
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Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Spokesperson, Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar, confirmed the driver’s arrest and that JMPD officers were aware of the threat posed by vehicles who exceeded the weight restriction. “William Nicol Drive in Constantia Kloof has a very steep decline and there are signs which prohibit trucks of five ton and above to use that road. JMPD officers have issued dozens of fines of R500 each to drivers of big trucks who disregarded the signs,” he said.
The road has been re-opened today, 7 March.
