{"id":81958,"date":"2018-06-11T11:52:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T09:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=81958"},"modified":"2018-06-12T07:41:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T05:41:36","slug":"major-general-among-n4-road-casualties-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/06\/11\/major-general-among-n4-road-casualties-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Major General among N4 road casualties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A second victim, who was struck and killed alongside the truck driver, has been identified as Alzu Feeds Sales Manager Mr George Eybers.<\/p>\n<div>Mr Eybers collided with the truck\u2019s trailer when it came loose from the truck around 06:00.<br \/>\nBoth Mr Eybers and the truck driver got out of their vehicles and exchanged details next to the road.<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81960\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-81960\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/06\/GeorgeEybers3_63257-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/06\/GeorgeEybers3_63257-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/06\/GeorgeEybers3_63257-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/06\/GeorgeEybers3_63257-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/06\/GeorgeEybers3_63257.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The early morning accident on the N4 last Thursday in which two men were killed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Two VW Polo\u2019s who did not see the accident scene then collided, when one of the Polo\u2019s veered off the road to avoid striking the truck.<br \/>\nOne of the Polo\u2019s then struck both Mr Eybers and the driver of the truck next to the highway.<br \/>\nBoth died instantly.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/81804\/n4-closed-two-killed-early-morning-multiple-vehicle-collision-close-alzu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Also read: N4 closed- Two killed in early morning multiple vehicle collision close to Alzu<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The N4 had to be closed for some time in order for the scene to be cleared.<br \/>\n\u2022 Later the same day the Schoemanskloof road was also closed to traffic following the death of Major General Nhlamvu Elias Dlamini in a head-on collision shortly before noon.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/81842\/breaking-news-police-general-among-four-people-killed-n4-today\/\" target=\"_blank\">Also read: BREAKING NEWS: Police General among four people killed on N4 today<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The driver of the bakkie with which Major General Dlamini collided, was also pronounced dead on the scene.<br \/>\nThe former Gauteng Hawk\u2019s head served as Pienaar\u2019s Cluster Commander at the time of his death.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/81870\/man-hijacked-n4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man hijacked on N4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/81845\/video-video-wys-vivian-onskuldig\/\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Video wys Vivian was onskuldi<\/a>g<\/p>\n<div id=\"twenty_seventeen_advert_slider\">\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/81746\/golf-bars-deur-kollege-heining\/\" target=\"_blank\">Golf bars deur kollege heining<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/81795\/dwelms-op-bestelling-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dwelms op bestelling<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Save 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