{"id":87947,"date":"2018-12-18T10:07:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T08:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=87947"},"modified":"2018-12-21T10:46:05","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T08:46:05","slug":"five-vehicles-involved-r575-pile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/12\/18\/five-vehicles-involved-r575-pile\/","title":{"rendered":"Five vehicles involved in R575 pile-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The accident happened around about 07:00.<\/p>\n<p>Five vehicles were involved in the pile-up, causing a heavy traffic delay in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022The cause of the accident is unknown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87948\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/12\/N4-1-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" 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