{"id":270374,"date":"2025-10-30T08:55:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/breaking-news-road-closure-after-fatal-accident-on-n3\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:12:52","slug":"breaking-news-road-closure-after-fatal-accident-on-n3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/breaking-news-road-closure-after-fatal-accident-on-n3\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Road closure after 8 die in fatal accident on N3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The N3 highway between Van Reenen&#8217;s Pass and Montrose was closed early this morning when eight people died on the scene after a fatal minibus taxi accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six other occupants was transported to the Thebe Hospital in Harrismith after moderate injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sipho Towa, Free State Chairperson of Road Incident Management Systems, urged motorists to exercise extreme caution when approaching the accident scene and be aware of emergency services and traffic management personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1040\" data-attachment-id=\"270376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/breaking-news-road-closure-after-fatal-accident-on-n3\/whatsapp-image-2025-10-30-at-07-52-47_cf08a5f0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-30-at-07.52.47_cf08a5f0.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"780,1040\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WhatsApp Image 2025-10-30 at 07.52.47_cf08a5f0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Motorists are urged to excercise extreme caution when approaching the accident scene. 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