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Yet another massive multi-car accident has occurred on Kloof Nek Road in Cape Town.

On Thursday night, a cement truck reportedly lost control coming down the steep road causing it to collide with approximately 17 vehicles before hitting a building wall and stopping.

Strangely, this huge accident occurred almost exactly a year after the other major accident on Kloof Nek when a 24-wheeler truck lost control going down the steep slope, resulting in injuries to six individuals, including former Miss South Africa, Cindy Nell-Roberts.

News24 reports that this accident happened at around 18:40 on Kloof Nek, with the truck crashing into and dragging multiple vehicles before driving into a newly opened ice cream shop.

Motorists at the scene who witnessed the accident told News24 that as the truck made its way down the steep incline, it appeared to lose control.

One witness said the truck “was flying down at an amazing speed, taking cars with it as it was going down the hill”.

The scene is so chaotic that it is difficult to comprehend:

Massive accident on Kloof Nek Road this evening as a truck ploughed through cars and into the laundromat!

Hopefully everyone is ok.

: Andrew Boyce#CapeTown#KloofNek pic.twitter.com/32fVHIehUz

— Dylan Moore (@MrCPT) September 26, 2024

Cape Town – Kloof Nek Road: #TruckCrash at Tamboerskloof – multiple vehicles taken out pic.twitter.com/Iz1dC8p4Dp

— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) September 26, 2024

At least 10 injuries have been recorded so far, according to City of Cape Town traffic spokesperson Maxine Bezuidenhout.

News24 observed several people being treated by paramedics.

Four people emerged from one car involved in the pile-up, which still had the radio blaring.

Armand Hough, a photojournalist under the Instagram name @thehumansnarrative shared pictures of the wreck in his stories, all taken by another person @ARNO.V.ZYL:

Image: instagram/@arno.v.zyl/@thehumansnarritive

Image: instagram/@arno.v.zyl/@thehumansnarritive

Image: instagram/@arno.v.zyl/@thehumansnarritive

Image: instagram/@arno.v.zyl/@thehumansnarritive

Image: Car Towing Services

Cape Town – #AVOID Kloof Nek Road (Update): #TruckCrash Cement truck and up to 17 other vehicles involved at Tamboerskloof (pic Cllr Francine Higham) pic.twitter.com/yEfX1ofOU8

— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) September 26, 2024

There’s obviously an escalating problem with trucks losing control down Kloof Nek. Perhaps something needs to be done about the lack of regular traffic stops that makes it all too tempting to keep flying.

[source:news24]