Staff Reporter.
At least six people have died in the N1 crash. Photo: Arrive Alive.
Six people were killed and two injured in a horror crash on the N1 south in Mokopane on Friday.
According to Arrive Alive, preliminary reports indicate six people died at the scene, while two sustained serious injuries.
The crash took place between the Nyl Plaza and Polokwane outside Mokopane.
According to the latest update, four children were among the six people declared dead at the scene.
When ER24 arrived around midday on Friday, provincial EMS was already in attendance.
A bakkie was found in one lane, and the truck with a trailer attacked was found on its roof on the other side of the highway.
Both vehicles reportedly sustained significant damage in the crash.
The children and two adults were travelling in the bakkie. Two other men were found trapped inside the truck.
The province’s transport and community safety media liaison Mike Maringa said the truck involved in the accident overturned, which is why the highway has been blocked and traffic diverted.
“Motorists travelling northwards will be diverted to the R101 at Nyl Plaza, while those travelling south must use R101 from Polokwane and join the N1 at Nyl Plaza,” Maringa said.
The details surrounding this incident are unknown, but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
The N1 highway between Mokopane and Polokwane was named one of the country’s most dangerous roads, according to the Road Accident Fund.