It is believed that the driver lost control and smashed through a stone barrier fence into the mountain side, after which the entire cargo of coil catapulted over the cabin.<\/p>\n
The momentum was of such force that the cabin was ripped from the truck. All three the deceased were flung from the cabin on impact.<\/p>\n
It is unclear where the cargo was headed. The owner of the truck is from Newcastle.<\/p>\n
Kranspoort had to be closed for traffic in order for Van Wettens towing services to assist the forensic pathology unit to lift tonnes of coil from the bodies.<\/p>\n
The pass was opened for a short while after\u00a0the retrieval of the bodies, to let jammed up traffic from both sides through.<\/p>\n
Traffic was then blocked again until\u00a0late afternoon\u00a0whilst Van Wettens retrieved the truck.<\/p>\n
Salvaging operations were hampered by the fact that the truck came to the halt between the rock face and massive concrete slabs protecting motorists from falling rock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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