Six burnt-out trucks found on Ekurhuleni roads
The metro police in Ekurhuleni confirmed that six burnt-out trucks were discovered between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng says the wrecks were found in the early hours of Thursday morning and severely disrupted morning traffic.
The cause of the fires is under investigation.
“Old Vereeniging Road in Alrode Industrial park between Bosworth and Potgieter road by Empilisweni train station is currently closed for the flow of traffic due to three burnt out trucks since last night at 22:00.
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“Also the Heidelberg road between old Vereeniging and N3 in Roodekop ext 1 is temporarily closed due three burnt out trucks since the early hours of the morning,” says Mokheseng.
It is not yet known what caused the fires, but Mokheseng says police are investigating the matter.
“On both incidents the South African Police Service is on sight conducting investigations and motorists are advised to be patient since the roads are wet following the pouring rain."
