BREAKING: Sinkhole claims vehicle on R102
Motorists should use alternative routes such as the N2 as a precautionary measure
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MOTORISTS are being advised to avoid using the R102 south bound before Mandeni.
This after a vehicle plummeted into a sinkhole just before the John Ross Bridge (on the R102) which runs over the Tugela River.
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Preliminary reports indicate that the driver of the vehicle drove into the sinkhole having not been able to avoid it on time.
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At this stage it is not certain whether anyone was injured during the incident.
SAPS and traffic officials are currently on scene to assist with traffic.
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This follows heavy downpours on Tuesday and Wednesday in the region.
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