Four people died after two multi-vehicle accidents on the N12 west between Snake Road and Tom Jones off-ramps

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According to a source on the scene, the first accident involved an empty coal truck, a truck carrying wood and a vehicle just after the Voortrekker Road bridge. This happened at about 11:20.





• The wood truck veered off the road. Wood was strewn over the highway and the truck ended up in dense undergrowth on the side of the road.

• Two other trucks then collided and at least five other cars were also involved. A vehicle was trapped between two trucks that had collided. The wreckage of the car has been removed.

• Some minor injuries were also reported, as well as minor damage to other vehicles involved.

This is a developing story.

The truck carrying wood veered off the road.

A vehicle was being freed from between these two trucks.