Overview
- The truck overturned immediately after the Kliprivier Drive off-ramp, spilling coal across the eastbound carriageway.
- JMPD confirmed a complete shutdown of the N12 East with no reopening time given and all vehicles diverted off at Kliprivier Drive.
- Officers are directing motorists to alternative routes such as the M1 or Xavier Street as heavy congestion builds on surrounding roads.
- JMPD linked the crash to hazardous conditions created by early-morning downpours that left the surface slick and unstable.
- Separately, Ekurhuleni Emergency Services reported two deaths in a two-vehicle crash on the N12 Comaro on-ramp that caused delays for travelers heading to OR Tambo International Airport.