A massive truck wreck near Van Reenen Pass on the N3 westbound shut down lanes and left holiday travelers stuck for hours as recovery crews tried to clear the scene. The heavy vehicle went off the road before Key Ridge Truck Stop, and the backup stretched for kilometers with some drivers waiting over two hours to get moving again. This happened during peak festive-season traffic when families are trying to reach the coast or get home for Christmas, making an already packed highway even worse.
The crash adds to a rough stretch for the route connecting Johannesburg and Durban, with another truck accident at De Hoek Plaza days earlier causing similar chaos on the opposite side. Authorities keep warning about driver fatigue and speeding on those steep mountain sections, but the mix of heavy commercial vehicles and holiday road-trippers keeps creating dangerous situations that turn quick getaways into nightmares.
The crash adds to a rough stretch for the route connecting Johannesburg and Durban, with another truck accident at De Hoek Plaza days earlier causing similar chaos on the opposite side. Authorities keep warning about driver fatigue and speeding on those steep mountain sections, but the mix of heavy commercial vehicles and holiday road-trippers keeps creating dangerous situations that turn quick getaways into nightmares.
