{"id":99354,"date":"2019-07-25T12:08:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T10:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=99354"},"modified":"2019-07-26T09:11:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T07:11:12","slug":"not-sensitive-viewers-five-dead-truck-drives-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/25\/not-sensitive-viewers-five-dead-truck-drives-car\/","title":{"rendered":"NOT FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS: Five dead after truck drives over car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hendrina police spokesperson, David Mbenekazi, said that they suspect heavy mist was the cause of the accident wherein a truck drove over a car.<\/p>\n<p>All the occupants of the car, believed to be on their way to work, perished in the accident. The wreck was in such a state that it is unclear what the make and model of the vehicle was.<br \/>\nThe accident occurred an estimated 15 km outside of Hendrina on the R38 towards Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99355\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/Hendrina-crash-Copy-520x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/Hendrina-crash-Copy-520x400.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/07\/Hendrina-crash-Copy-300x231.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/99090\/one-dead-early-morning-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\">One dead in early morning 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