{"id":85956,"date":"2018-10-12T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=85956"},"modified":"2018-10-15T10:58:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T08:58:19","slug":"peak-time-traffic-haulted-bloody-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/12\/peak-time-traffic-haulted-bloody-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Peak-time traffic halted after bloody collision"},"content":{"rendered":"

The car involved was completely mangled, offering little to no resistance against the heavy duty truck.<\/p>\n

Traffic was brought to a stand still after the collision with very little answers as to what led to the tragedy.<\/p>\n

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A witness at the scene, told\u00a0www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>\u00a0that two occupants of the Nissan were involved in the accident as well as thetruck driver.<\/p>\n

It is unclear to the extent of what their injuries were.<\/p>\n

He confirmed that the accident occured on Thursday afternoon around 14:00 and that police were on the scene.<\/p>\n

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