An accident occurred on the R555 (old Middelburg-Witbank Road) when a white freightliner and a white Ford bakkie collided at approximately 8:35 on Thursday morning, July 16. The Freightliner driver alleges that he was driving from Middelburg to Witbank on the slow lane when he noticed a vehicle coming from a gravel road. He switched lanes, driving in the fast lane to overtake a bantam that was in front of him. And as he drove past the bantam he collided with a bakkie that suddenly turned in front of him making a u-turn facing on-coming traffic.
Concentrating on the car in front and forgetting of the car that was behind him is when the accident occurred.
The driver of the bakkie sustained minor to moderate injuries and was transported by Langamed Emergency Management Services to a hospital in eMalahleni but is well and currently back at work. The truck was found approximately 500m from where the accident occurred where the driver of the truck did not sustain any injuries but his truck was damaged in front on the left hand side leaving two of the truck rims and a tyre damaged.
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