{"id":101641,"date":"2019-09-12T09:39:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T07:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=101641"},"modified":"2019-09-12T10:44:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T08:44:45","slug":"three-die-several-injured-weekend-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/12\/three-die-several-injured-weekend-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Three die, several injured in weekend crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022On September 6, the police attended an accident on the N4, near the Arnot offramp, where passengers in the two vehicles were injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022In an unrelated incident, three people were killed in a collision on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-101645\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-6-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-6-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-6-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At about 04:00, on the corner of Samora Machel and Mandela Drive, a truck and a Daihatsu collided.<br \/>\nThe driver of the Daihatsu was transported to the hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n<p>At about 23:00, two people also died on the N11.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-101647\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-7-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-7-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-7-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another accident occurred at about 18:00 on the Samora Machel but no serious injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 On Monday morning a Tiguan and a Ford Ranger crashed into a cow about 30km from Middelburg on the N11.<br \/>\nBoth vehicles were badly damaged and the drivers sustained injuries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-101646\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-2-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-2-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-2-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-101644\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-3-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-3-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-3-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-101642\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-1-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/accidents-many-1-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, 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