{"id":98745,"date":"2019-07-12T21:56:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T19:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=98745"},"modified":"2019-07-15T09:55:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T07:55:05","slug":"nine-people-burn-death-n11-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/12\/nine-people-burn-death-n11-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine people burn to death in N11 accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nine\u00a0 people were burnt to death in a horror smash\u00a0 on the N11\u00a0 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A truck collided with a minibus shortly after 16:00.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98748\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/IMG_7780-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/IMG_7780-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/IMG_7780-LL-ZN-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nine of the people in the taxi were burnt beyond recognition.<\/p>\n<p>The truck driver and taxi driver suvived accident, both were rushed to the hospital for medical attention.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98749\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/IMG_7784-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/IMG_7784-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/IMG_7784-LL-ZN-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" 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