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WATCH | 33-car pile-up and G20 road closures cause headache on Johannesburg roads

WATCH | 33-car pile-up and G20 road closures cause headache on Johannesburg roads

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A truck ploughed into 33 stationary cars on the R28 highway in Krugersdorp, Johannesburg, amid rolling road closures for heavy convoys heading to the G20 summit at Nasrec. The incident occurred around 8:30am when a Volvo Interlink carrying animal feed collided with traffic near the N14 and Hendrick Potgieter intersection, injuring several motorists slightly but causing no fatalities. Emergency services cleared the wreckage, though debris clean-up and road safety checks are ongoing, with authorities warning of persistent congestion on affected routes.