LIMPOPO – The N1 road is now open between Louis Trichardt and Musina and traffic flow is back to normal.
10:15
N1 road blocked between Louis Trichardt and Musina due to protest action
LIMPOPO – Protesters blocked the N1 road between Louis Trichardt and Musina near the Boabab Toll Plaza this morning.
17/10/2019 @ 08h00
ROAD CLOSED
N1
Between Messina and Louis Trichardt road is blocked with rocks due to community #ProtestAction Avoid pic.twitter.com/zboFMBXOrz— RIOT & ATTACK info South Africa (@RiotAndAttackSA) October 17, 2019
A video shared on social media shows the back up of traffic at the Baobab toll plaza.
The protesters have reportedly blocked the road in protest against the lack of service delivery in the surrounding area.
@eNCA @SowetanLIVE @SABCNewsOnline this is happening in musina ( Louis trichardt ) . The people in the community want the deproclamation of the nature reserve . pic.twitter.com/ePFmJI9v9Z
— Tiny Thama (@TLuvhimbe) October 17, 2019
Motorists in the area are urged to be patient. Police are on the scene.
