{"id":95209,"date":"2015-07-23T15:36:45","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T13:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=95209"},"modified":"2015-07-23T15:42:20","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T13:42:20","slug":"update-on-and-off-ramps-to-n17-closed-at-wits-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/23\/update-on-and-off-ramps-to-n17-closed-at-wits-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: On-and-off ramps to N17 closed at Wits Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The on-and-off ramps to the N17 highway have been closed at Wits Rifles Road in Germiston due to a truck accident.<\/p>\n

The articulated truck tanker carrying 25 000 litres of methanol is lying on its side on the N17 west on-ramp.<\/p>

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\u201cThe two occupants of the truck have been transported to hospital with minor injuries,\u201d said William Ntladi, media liaison officer for the Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt appears that the driver lost control of the vehicle as he turned onto the on-ramp of the highway resulting in the vehicle rolling.\u201d<\/p>

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Ntladi added that there is a small leakage of methanol but emergency teams were dealing swiftly with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cTow trucks have arrived on scene and the process of lifting the truck back onto its wheels is starting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ntladi estimated that the Wits Rifles on-and-off ramps will be closed to traffic for a minimum of two hours as emergency services work on the scene.<\/p>\n

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