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R24 CLOSED at Edenvale for clean-up after multiple trucks crash
Motorists are advised to make use of alternative routes including Barbara Road and the N12 following the closure of the highway.
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Motorists are advised that highways around Edenvale and Kempton Park will be severely affected this afternoon, March 20.
This follows the closure of the R24 towards Johannesburg due to a multi-truck crash.
The highway is expected to remain closed for most of the day to facilitate clean-up operations.
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Law enforcement are also standing off at the scene following reports of looting.
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Alternative routes:
Motorists heading towards Johannesburg on the R24 can take the Barbara Road off-ramp and drive through Meadowdale and Edenvale.
Alternatively, road users can make use of the N12 from Kempton Park and drive past Boksburg and Germiston to by-pass the crash scene.
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