N3
Probe into bus crash that claimed 9 lives, injured 60 others under way
The accident occurred near the Tugela River with sixty patients injured and transported to hospital.
All lanes of the N3 toll route in that area are closed.
A group of artists who are calling for lockdown regulations to be eased due to the negative impact on their livelihoods, blocked the road and staged a mini-concert.
Affected routes include the N3 towards Durban, the N1 towards Limpopo and the N14 to the Northern Cape.
The temporary closure will be between 8am and 12pm in the Hilton area as Eskom will be installing a high-voltage electricity cable over the route.
It’s believed the vehicles were targeted by locals who claimed foreign nationals took their jobs.
Emergency services say a minibus taxi, two light motor vehicles and a truck collided on the freeway.
Four commuters have been killed and 13 others seriously injured in a crash on the N3 highway in Ekurhuleni.
The Hammarsdale interchange on N3 north between Durban and Pietermaritzburg has been closed until 6 pm.
The attempted cash-in-transit heist ended with the gang fleeing the scene empty-handed after a shootout.
At least 15 trucks were set alight and 18 others looted during the demonstration which forced the closure of the busy highway at the Mooi River Toll Plaza
Clean up operations are underway and the road has now been partially re-opened.
The overnight demonstration forced the closure of the busy highway in both directions at Mooi River.
At least two trucks were set alight and more looted by a group of protesters near the Mooi River toll gate since the early hours of the morning.
The N3 toll route has been partially reopened with the route northbound towards Gauteng now operational.
It’s understood a group of protesters have taken the keys from truck drivers who were travelling on the route, forcing them to block traffic.
The N3 Toll Concession is urging motorists to delay their trips for now.
The N3 Toll Free Concession has noted with concern the increase in the number of single vehicle crashes along the N3.
At least 20 people have been killed and dozens injured on the country's roads.