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Fuel tanker caught alight after MVA on N3 freeway in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni
A petrol tanker caught alight after a motor vehicle accident (MVA) on the N3 freeway in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni on Monday afternoon, 23 November 2020. William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for the Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) said, “One truck assistant sustained critical injuries, one driver hospitalised with minor injuries and the other two drivers escaped with no injuries after three trucks accident on the N3 northbound between Van Buuren on ramp and Gillooly`s interchange in Bedfordview. The City of Ekurhuleni`s Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) received the call at 16h40, Monday afternoon and a rescue team from the local fire station responded to the scene for intervention. More resources were activated from Primrose, Edenvale and Boksburg. A fleet of five fire engines augmented by 21 fire fighters were in attendance. When the first fire engine arrived on scene, petrol tanker fully loaded with 44 000 litres of Jet fuel and petrol was well alight. As per information on scene, the fire was a result of a crash. A second truck involved was loaded with sand while the third one was empty. Fire fighters temporarily closed all five lanes of the freeway while battling the fire with a mixture of water and foam. Within no time, the burning fuel tanker was extinguished and saved with minimal fire damage.
The scene was then handed over to the metro police officers who initiated on scene investigations to determine the possible cause of the accident. Source: William Ntladi, district manager media liaison: Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) |
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