City of Joburg EMS workers clean the area.
A stretch of Hendrik Potgieter Road in Strubens Valley has been temporarily closed by authorities due to an accident that caused a massive fuel spillage on the morning of 17 June, Roodepoort Northsider reports.
Reports from the scene indicate that a bakkie and a Metro Police truck, whose passengers were removing illegal advertising on the side of the road, collided.
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Diesel oil has spilled on the road
The driver is believed to have sustained an injury to the leg and was transported to hospital along with a Metro Police officer as a precaution for a check up.
Emergency services were dispatched and the fire department is still working on scene to clean the road before it’s open for use again.
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– Caxton News Service
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