An accident on the N1 left several people injured after a bakkie allegedly overturned between the Shell Ultra City and the Rawsonville Weighbridge early this morning.
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Emergency services are currently on the scene where an estimated 15 people, believed to have been travelling on the back of the bakkie were scattered and in need of medical attention.
It is unknown if there were any fatalities as a result of the accident.
The road has been reopened but motorists are asked to be cautious when driving through the area.
It is further believed that a second bakkie also overturned at the N1 Ceres turn-off, 10km before Touwsriver in the direction of Cape Town.
This is a developing story.
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