ONE person was injured and part of the N3 was covered
with spilt paint and some oil, in an accident involving three trucks,
at the
Peter Brown off-ramp below Town Hill, on the N3 yesterday.
Colin Watson of KwaZulu Private Ambulance, said the
driver of the paint truck sustained minor injuries, and was transferred to
hospital after being treated on scene.
He said the accident was worsened by a third truck, that
crashed into the two trucks involved, in the paint spill.
Road Traffic Inspectorate spokesperson Zinhle Mngomezulu,
said the vehicles were all rigid trucks.
Mngomezulu said the first truck overturned, and when the
one behind it applied brakes, it was rear ended by another one.
Gerard Scholtz of Drizit Environmental, which is involved
in cleanup operations, said fortunately, the paint spilled was water-based and not
very harmful.
Scholtz said they managed to contain the spillage,
clearing most of the damage, and digging out what they could.
He said only a little bit of the paint went down the
river, and that whatever is left on the road, should also clear up soon.
He urged motorists to exercise caution, when using the
roads.
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