{"id":76518,"date":"2017-12-11T07:45:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T05:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=76518"},"modified":"2017-12-11T08:13:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T06:13:16","slug":"traffic-update-expect-delays-n4-middelburg-emalahleni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/12\/11\/traffic-update-expect-delays-n4-middelburg-emalahleni\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic update: Expect delays on N4 between Middelburg and eMalahleni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Middelburg resident called in to warn of an accident involving multiple cars on the N4 highway between Middelburg and eMalahleni.<\/p>\n<p>The Trac Helpdesk confirmed at 07:26 that there has been a multiple pile-up accident at the Olifants River bridge between Mandela Drive and the Middelburg Plaza.<\/p>\n<p>All eastbound lanes (from eMalahleni to Middelburg) are currently closed and the westbound slow lane (from Middelburg to eMalahleni) is also closed for traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Another witness claimed that 15 cars are involved. 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