R60 highway between Robertson and Worcester - 09 February 2023

The R60 highway between Robertson and Worcester is closed to traffic following a two truck crash and fire.

It’s alleged that two trucks collided and caught fire. Both vehicles are obstructing the road way. The cause of the crash is not known at the moment.

A truck driver and his passenger burned to death when their side tipper truck collided head-on with another truck and caught fire entrapping them inside on the R60 at Boland between Robertson and Worcester on Thursday afternoon.

Traffic officials told SABC that a driver and his passenger in one of the trucks died in the head-on collision.

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