{"id":98751,"date":"2019-07-13T14:50:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T12:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=98751"},"modified":"2019-07-15T12:01:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T10:01:09","slug":"three-dead-two-critical-stoffberg-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/13\/three-dead-two-critical-stoffberg-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Three dead, two critical in Stoffberg collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<figure><figcaption>Three people\u00a0 were killed and two others left\u00a0 in a critical condition after a collision between a Hyundai and a Volkswagen on the Stoffberg Road.\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98753\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/IMG_7815-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/IMG_7815-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/IMG_7815-LL-ZN-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0The\u00a0 incident\u00a0happpened shortly after 08:00.The driver of the Volkswagen and a passenger were rushed to the hospital for medical attention.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is not clear what caused the accident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<figure><figcaption><\/figcaption><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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