Free State police spokesperson, Peter Kareli, tells OFM News the driver of a bakkie towing a trailer lost control of the vehicle and swerved into the oncoming traffic which resulted in collision with a truck that was from driving from Kroonstad towards Ventersburg. He adds that one person who was in the bakkie died.

Kareli says the N1 road is partially closed for vehicles driving from Kroonstad and open for those travelling from Ventersburg.

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The N1 road had recently claimed three lives while two children were left with serious injuries and had to be rushed to hospital following a fatal accident. A truck had collided with a sedan on the N1 road next to the Aldam Holiday Resort near Ventersburg.

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One person also died in a multi-vehicle collision on the notorious N1 road near Kroonvaal Toll Plaza outside Bloemfontein in the Free State late last year. Emergency Medical Spokesperson, Sipho Towa, said at the time one person was airlifted to a nearby hospital for urgent medical attention, while nine others were transported to various nearby hospitals.

Towa addedaccording to information at their disposal, it's alleged that dense smoke from a veldfire in that area might have caused the accident which led to the road closure.

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