{"id":45411,"date":"2023-11-10T17:31:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/swartlandgazette\/lokomotief-ongeluk-veroorsaak-chaos-in-moorreesburg-20231110\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:16:48","slug":"lokomotief-ongeluk-veroorsaak-chaos-in-moorreesburg-20231110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/swartlandgazette\/lokomotief-ongeluk-veroorsaak-chaos-in-moorreesburg-20231110\/","title":{"rendered":"Lokomotief-ongeluk veroorsaak chaos in Moorreesburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>Inwoners en motoriste word aangeraai om die ongelukstoneel te vermy waar \u2019n trein en \u2019n vragmotor met \u2019n sleepwa in Piketbergweg op Moorreesburg betrokke was.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_63abf123\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Moorreesburg is die afgelope Dinsdag (7 November) \" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9820\/191efbed1ff346fd8a012160f5a764de.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/swartlandgazette\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dff0af7356e540e1b787acefcdaf1670.jpg\" title=\"Moorreesburg is die afgelope Dinsdag (7 November) in chaos gedompel toe \u2019n lokomotief teen \u2019n vragmotor gebots het. FOTO'S: Facebook\/Moorreesburg Sakekamer \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Moorreesburg is die afgelope Dinsdag (7 November) in chaos gedompel toe \u2019n lokomotief teen \u2019n vragmotor gebots het. FOTO\u2019S: Facebook\/Moorreesburg Sakekamer <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>D\u00edt kom nadat die omgewing van Moorreesburg die afgelope Dinsdag op 7 November in chaos gedompel is toe \u2019n lokomotief, wat deur die dorp gery het, teen \u2019n vragmotor wat vol lupiene gelaai was, gebots het. <\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>Die botsing het omstreeks 12:00 by die Rosenhof-treinspoorkruising plaasgevind.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>Die vragmotorbestuurder het volgens die polisiewoordvoerder AO Nicolette Visagie slegs ligte beserings opgedoen. Geen ander motoriste of voetgangers het enige beserings in die ongeluk opgedoen nie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>\u2019n Saak van roekelose en nalatige bestuur word deur die polisie op Moorreesburg ondersoek.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>\u2019n Stop-en-ry-stelsel is sedert Woensdag ingestel om motoriste om die ongelukstoneel te begelei. Lede van die plaaslike wetstoepassingsdienste in samewerking met Transnet en brand- en reddinsgdienste was Vrydag 10 November op die toneel om die lokomotief en die vragmotor te verwyder.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_df514023\">\n<div class=\"custom\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"652\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmrbsake%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02L248vfubAKSvyKqBBexGphw1KiNkpkJFah18anC6fzizsYpYe3tPC4EvVtXi61rsl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Die vrag lupiene op die sleepwa van die vragmotor is intussen deur \u2019n plaaslike instansie in sakke gelaai. 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