UPDATE: N3 reopened at Townhill, PMB
After 24 hours of recovery and clean-up operations, the N3 south carriageway at Townhill has finally been re-opened to traffic.
It was closed after a tanker, a police car and two construction vehicles collided near the Peter Brown offramp.
The tanker - carrying ethanol - bursting into flames. The other vehicles also caught fire - leaving two people dead and seven others hurt.
Also read: PMB N3 crash: Motorists urged to delay trips
The Road Traffic Inspectorate says traffic is flowing again.
Below, are tweets shared by East Coasters of the backlog of traffic on the highway.
\@jvbtrafficguy @ER24EMS N3 S/B extreme back log of vehicles pic.twitter.com/Wu3LifNoFw
— Ryan King (@RyKIng8712) April 26, 2016
Long wait for truck drivers but now moving! @jvbtrafficguy @N3Route pic.twitter.com/8AzGv2UlUx
— Megan CarteBedingham (@BedinghamMeg) April 26, 2016
First trucks being let through! @jvbtrafficguy @N3Route pic.twitter.com/N289UOwt7M
— Megan CarteBedingham (@BedinghamMeg) April 26, 2016