Tanker explosion

2023 - 2 - 17

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PICS: N1 near William Nicol closed following tanker explosion (Independent Online)

The N1 near William Nicol Drive is closed to traffic after one person was injured in tanker explosion on Friday morning. Police are investigating further.

A mother had to bury her children, killed in the horrific incident. A truck from the fire department, the gas truck, two cars and two houses were destroyed in the explosion, while other houses suffered damage. The tanker explosion comes less than two months after 34 people died in a tanker explosion in Boksburg.

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One injured in N1 tanker explosion near William Nicol Drive offramp ... (TimesLIVE)

One person was injured when a tanker carrying unconfirmed goods exploded on the N1 western bypass in Johannesburg, near the William Nicol Drive offramp.

“It is not a petrol tanker that exploded, it was... and is now being attended to.” between William Nicol and Malibongwe drive.

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WATCH: Traffic chaos after explosion on N1 near William Nicol Drive (Eyewitness News)

The explosion was caused by a petrol container being transported on a trailer, which dislodged from a car. Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area. An aerial view of a tanker explosion on the N1 highway near William Nicol Drive on 17 February 2023. JOHANNESBURG - The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) says the explosion on the N1 highway near William Nicol Drive was caused by a petrol container, which was being transported on a trailer.

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WATCH: One injured in the N1 northbound in tanker explosion near ... (Sandton Chronicle)

Emer-G-Med and multiple emergency services agencies responded to a collision involving a tanker on the N1 near William Nicol on February 17.

[February 17, 2023]

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N1 north in Joburg closed following gas tanker explosion - SABC ... (SABC News)

It's not clear if anyone has been injured in the explosion of a tanker that occurred a short while ago on the N1 highway near William Nicol, north of ...

All lanes on the N1 north have been blocked to traffic. Motorists on the N1 north are being diverted at Malibongwe. “There is a tanker explosion on the N1 north, between Malibongwe and William Nicol.

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Tanker EXPLOSION: N1 near William Nicol still CLOSED – avoid area (The South African)

Paramedics said the N1 near William Nicol is STILL closed after a tanker exploded earlier on Friday morning. Here is the latest.

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Tanker explodes after collision on N1 (Citizen)

A tanker carrying unconfirmed substances has exploded on the N1 in Johannesburg on Friday, 17 February 2023, at around 11am. According to Emer-G-Med, the tanker exploded after a collision on the N1 near William Nicol. The tanker was engulfed in flames.

He said, according to preliminary information, the tanker was travelling south, and flipped into the north bound lanes of the N1. Bezuidenhout added that the tanker broke off the trailer in the accident. According to Emer-G-Med, the tank caught alight after a collision on the N1 near the William Nicol offramp.

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UPDATE | N1 explosion was vehicle with trailer transporting petrol ... (TimesLIVE)

Johannesburg emergency services spokesperson Xolile Khumalo said it was not a tanker explosion as initially believed. “It is not a petrol tanker that exploded, ...

“It is not a petrol tanker that exploded, it was... and is now being attended to.” between William Nicol and Malibongwe drive.

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Tanker explosion on N1, motorists advised to avoid the area (HeraldLIVE)

Multiple emergency services are attending to the scene of a tanker explosion on the N1 in Johannesburg, just before the William Nicol Drive offramp.

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Tanker explosion: N1 near William Nicol closed – AVOID! (SAPeople News)

The N1 near William Nicol is STILL closed after a tanker exploded on Friday morning. The latest news - and roads to avoid.

[ BREAKING: Tanker explosion on the N1 near William Nicol – AVOID the area](https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/breaking-tanker-explosion-on-n1-william-nicol-breaking-news-17-february-2023/) HERE IS THE LATEST ON THE TANKER EXPLOSION The N1 near William Nicol is STILL closed after a tanker exploded on Friday morning.

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WATCH: One person injured in N1 tanker explosion (Jacaranda FM)

Emer-G-Med paramedics have confirmed that at least one person has been injured in a tanker explosion on the N1 in Johannesburg.

Authorities still on scene following an earlier crash involving a tanker, which was carrying a flammable liquid, and a silver sedan. We are not saying that’s not dangerous but it’s not as huge. Emer-G-Med paramedics have confirmed that at least one person has been injured in a tanker explosion on the N1 in Johannesburg.

South Africa: Fuel Tanker Explodes On N1 Highway (AllAfrica.com)

One person has been injured following a tanker explosion on Friday morning on the N1 highway between William Nicol and Malibongwe drive, according to ...

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WATCH | Truck transporting petrol on trailer explodes on N1 in ... (News24)

"A Mahindra truck pulling a trailer that was containing a small tanker of about a 1 000L got involved in an accident," said the spokesperson for the Joburg EMS, ...

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