{"id":98000,"date":"2019-07-01T09:54:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T07:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=98000"},"modified":"2019-07-02T07:41:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T05:41:13","slug":"watch-vehicles-hit-unmarked-ditch-r555","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/01\/watch-vehicles-hit-unmarked-ditch-r555\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Vehicles hit unmarked ditch on R555"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two of those accidents took place on Saturday night, barely two hours apart and resulted in the loss of seven lives.
\nBoth, on the R555 (Stoffberg Road).<\/p>\n

On Saturday, a head on collision took place between the robot at Springbok lane and the Renoster turn off. The journalist who attended the accident scene, noticed a ditch spanning across the road a few metres away from the accident scene.<\/p>\n

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Passing motorists informed\u00a0www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>\u00a0that construction of the road had started late Saturday afternoon. At 17:00, the workers were seen leaving, and the sections of stripped tar were left unattended and unmarked. The head on collision took place minutes later.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the journalist revisited the scene, to find that warning signs had still not been put up.
\nSeveral vehicles were seen hitting the ditch at high speed, in broad daylight.<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0#TrafficAlert: R555 closed, seven die in horrific crash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the accident at the ditch not being fatal,\u00a0www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>\u00a0grew concerned about the safety of motorists.<\/p>\n

The Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport as well as STLM was contacted for comment but we still await a response.<\/p>\n

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