{"id":88049,"date":"2018-12-29T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=88049"},"modified":"2018-12-19T16:37:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T14:37:11","slug":"23-killed-middelburg-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/12\/29\/23-killed-middelburg-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"23 killed on Middelburg roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022Friday 30 November: A pedestrian was killed near Alzu on the N4.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Saturday 1 December: Two people were killed when a VW Polo lost control and rolled into the bridge at the Arnot offramp on the N11.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Sunday 2 December (01:00): Three people were killed after a head-on collision between a Corsa bakkie and a truck at the Renoster Street T-junction on the R555 (Stoffberg Road).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Sunday 2 December (13:00): Two people died when a bakkie rolled on the N11 near De Voetpadkloof.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Tuesday 11 December: Eleven people lose their lives after a head-on collision between a taxi and a truck on the Van Dijksdrift Road (R575).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Saturday 15 December: Three people died when the tyre of a trailer burst, causing the bakkie towing it to roll into the bridge at the Hendrina offramp on the N4.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Sunday 16 December: One person was killed when a BMW lost control on the N11 causing it to roll. Evidence on the scene indicated that the car was travelling at almost 200 km\/h when the accident occurred.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-88052\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/12\/hospitaaldraai2-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/12\/hospitaaldraai2-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/12\/hospitaaldraai2-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Several other accidents occurred where people were injured:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022On Friday 14 December four vehicles were involved in an accident on the R555 near the Lunchbar Shop in the vicinity of Roossenekal. Several seriously injured patients were transported to hospital by ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022On the same day a vehicle overturned near Thandabantu Lodge on the R555 where people were transported to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022On Saturday near the railway bridge on the R555 near Mapochmine, a bakkie overturned killing one person.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022On Sunday a truck collided with a bakkie in Walter Sisulu Street at the Middelburg Hospital bend. The driver of the bakkie was taken to hospital for treatment. It is suspected that his wearing a seat-belt, saved his life.<\/p>\n<p>Capt. Khanyisile Zwane, Middelburg police spokesperson, said that more than 60 people were arrested for drunken driving on 16 December.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-88051\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/12\/hospitaaldraai1-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/12\/hospitaaldraai1-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/12\/hospitaaldraai1-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/86645\/hawks-members-sent-jail-fraud\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\">Hawks members sent to jail for fraud<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/86626\/watch-place-refuge-vibrant-village-now-ghost-town\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH: The Place of Refuge \u2013 Once a vibrant village, now a ghost town<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/86570\/watch-robbery-caught-video-police-looking-suspects\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH: Robbery caught on video, police looking for suspects<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/86481\/three-counts-poaching-one-week-toll-keeps-rising\/\" target=\"_blank\">Three counts of poaching in one week \u2013 and the toll keeps rising<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Save our standby number (072 248 3855) and send us a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to be added to our broadcast list.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Like us on\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiddelburgObserver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, follow us on\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOBSERV\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mobserver\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to our\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs1fP1J8BpepNwIfk2qeVkQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click on the link<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter via email.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Have a news tip?<\/h3>\n<p>Contact our news room on our 24 hr standby number\u00a0072 248 3855, or send a mail to our editor\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:tobie@mobserver.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">tobie@mobserver.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The festive season has been a bloody one on roads in and around Middelburg thus far. At least 23 lives were lost in vehicle accidents, 14 of those belonging to Mozambican nationals. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8164,"featured_media":88050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Jana Boshoff","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[15498,15496,15499,10010,12898,7496,15497,10333],"class_list":["post-88049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-23-deaths-on-middelburg-roads","tag-accidents-on-middelburg-roads","tag-fatal-accidents-in-middelburg","tag-local-news","tag-middelburg-news","tag-road-fatalities","tag-road-fatalities-in-middelburg","tag-trusted-news"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["23 deaths on middelburg roads","accidents on middelburg roads","fatal accidents in middelburg","local news","middelburg news","road fatalities","road fatalities in middelburg","trusted news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}