Page 17 - Van Reenen News Today

A truck driver told the police that six men travelling in a car blocked his truck, held him up at gunpoint and torched his vehicle.

Police said a group of armed men stopped six trucks near Van Reenens Pass, forced them out of their vehicles, and then set the trucks alight, before fleeing the scene.

The six trucks were torched in the early hours of Sunday morning, firefighters managed to douse the flames and clean-up operations are underway.

An arson attack on Saturday night led to six trucks being set alight on Van Reenen's Pass, which caused the closure of the N3 toll route.

The N3 Toll Concession operations manager said the trucks were set alight by arsonists before 1am on Sunday morning

KwaZulu-Natal police are hunting a group of armed suspects who forced six drivers to stop their trucks on Van Reenen's Pass on Saturday night, before setting the vehicles alight.

Motorists are warned there will still be delays as repair work to the northbound lane (toward Joburg) remains incomplete.

The N3 Toll Concession is advising motorists travelling on the N3 toll routes to expect delays as Van Reenen Pass remains closed.

Motorists and truckers have been asked to delay their plans to travel on the N3 toll route between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal as the road remains closed.

The N3 Toll Route on Van Reenen Pass was closed to traffic both Northbound and Southbound after six trucks were set alight.