A recent accident involving a truck and a motor vehicle has sparked public outcry about heavy goods trucks using residential roads on The Bluff.

The accident happened near Durban Academy High School on Friday (April 11).  A truck carrying 34 tons of maize meal lost control, causing the load to shift and spill onto the road.

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Shaun Venter for The Bluff Retaliate group (Bluff RTL8) said the truck was going up Bluff Road.

“The truck broke down, so the driver grabbed his bag and got out to direct traffic. While he was outside, the truck rolled backwards, jack-knifed, collided with another vehicle, and then tipped over,” said Venter.

The driver of the light motor vehicle was unharmed, however, her vehicle sustained damage.

The accident has sparked further public outcry with residents calling for stricter by-law enforcement on The Bluff.

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Ward committee member for roads, transport and stormwater, Sharon Numan, said she has been in contact with metro police.

She said she had been given an assurance that following the recent accident, police patrols will be intensified on residential roads.

“I have been in contact with metro, and was given strict instructions for DMPS 84 to enforce the by-laws rigorously. This includes strict enforcement on Island View Road before Turner Road (staging) as well as monitoring the movement of tippers / tankers between Iran Road to Edwin Swales Drive in both directions, day and night,” said Numan.

She appealed to the public to report heavy goods trucks that are travelling on residential roads on The Bluff.

“Zoë Solomon (Ward 66 councillor) and I have been fighting to have non-tonne signboards erected on The Bluff. We have made it clear that (heavy load vehicles) should not be allowed to use residential roads except for local deliveries,” she said.

Residents are urged to take the following steps if they see heavy goods trucks staging on Island View Road:

• Take a photo
• Record the time and then phone metro police to get a reference number
• Report back to a chat group

“I will then send an email with reference numbers and request feedback from the metro police,” she added.

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