WATCH: Vehicles and fuel tanker ablaze after collision on N2
Emergency vehicles and firefighters rushed to the scene to try and contain the fire.
At least three vehicles, including a fuel tanker, were set ablaze after colliding on the N2 near Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal.
The horror crash, which happened on Sunday, resulted in huge disruptions and an undisclosed number of casualties.
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Authorities on the scene advised motorists and the public to avoid the area as the fire became uncontrolable and started burning an adjacent bush, causing the road to be inaccessible.
Watch the horrific accident in videos and pictures below:
N2 North bound, Between Bushland Bridge and Hluhluwe petroport (Total garage) Massive MVC with Fatalities.
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) August 16, 2020
🔺Tanker vs about 2 or 3 vehicles. And all the vehicles have caught huge flames... Services have been dispatched
Officials looking to close all sides of the N2 route pic.twitter.com/wahIz6uY7B
Serious accident involving a tanker and some cars on the N2 north, near Hluhluwe. All vehicles have caught alight. Emergency services are working at the scene.
— Dasen Thathiah (@DasenThathiah) August 16, 2020
🎥: Supplied pic.twitter.com/MmjlbL8x51
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IMAGE CREDIT: Twitter/_ArriveAlive
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