Staff Reporter.
The N1 South between the N4 off-ramp and Lynwood Road in Pretoria was closed on Monday morning after two trucks were involved in a collision and caught alight.
Tshwane Emergency Medical Services spokesperson Charles Mabaso said the two trucks collided just before 02:00 on the N1 southbound, near King’s Highway.
It appeared that one of the vehicles had driven into the back of the other, he said.
Both trucks caught alight.
Firefighters extinguished the flames, but hazardous material was found on the scene and is being contained.
Mabaso said one person was treated on the scene for minor injuries and was later transported to hospital.
The road has been closed to traffic until clean-up operations on the road surface has been completed.
He added that law enforcement authorities were on scene and advised motorists to use alternative routes.
Earlier this month, three people lost their lives and one person was seriously injured in an accident involving a car and a truck on the N2 highway near Mandeni, Kwazulu-Natal (KZN).
IPSS added that the injured person was stabilised and transported to a nearby medical facility.
Compiled by Lehlohonolo Lehana.