{"id":83434,"date":"2018-08-02T07:32:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T05:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=83434"},"modified":"2018-08-03T10:00:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T08:00:33","slug":"trafficupdate-n11-main-road-pullenshope-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/08\/02\/trafficupdate-n11-main-road-pullenshope-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"#TrafficUpdate: N11 and main road to Pullenshope closed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A truck has been forced to stop and dump the coal it was carrying in the middle of the N11.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that a truck was set on fire at the T-junction going to Pullenshope and the power station.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists are advised to use alternative routes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/83341\/dullstroom-farm-attack-trial-postponed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dullstroom farm attack trial 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