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Update: R59 tanker accident

Motorists advised to use Barrage road as alternative route

Motorists should note take that the R59 from Sasolburg towards Parys is still closed (Monday 4 September 08:56) for traffic and is expected to remain closed for a couple of hours after a  tanker transporting about 60 000 litres of diesel overturned near the Truck Stop before 07:00 this morning.

Emergency teams are on the scene currently to clean the accident scene and diesel spillage.

The driver of the truck was injured and taken to the Metsimahollo hospital.

Use the Barrage road as alternative route.

Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.

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