UPDATE: Taxi blockades gridlock major Durban routes
Taxis have closed roads across the city
While Prospecton is still blockaded by the South African National Taxi Association’s (SANTACO) protest action, other parts of Durban are also being shut down in gridlock caused by taxis closing roads across the city.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, READ: TRAFFIC ALERT: Taxi protest action planned for Prospecton
READ PREVIOUS UPDATE: UPDATE: Toti roads gridlocked due to Prospecton taxi protest impact
While the planned protest action in Prospecton was approved, it is unclear whether the blockade that is shutting down roads across the city was green-lighted.
READ THE REASON FOR PROTEST HERE: UPDATE: Prospecton taxi strike related to vehicle prices
Rescue Care ambulance service reported that it was unable to respond to an emergency in Prospecton at about 9.30am, as the M7, M4 and N2 are blocked. A bakkie rear-ended a truck on the N2 Joyner Road off-ramp.
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