Huguenot Tunnel Accident, This forced the closure of one of the region's busiest 41 likes, 0 comments - rsatrucker on March 26, 2026: "Delays in the Huguenot Tunnel after a truck broke down heading towards Cape Town". Crash: Huguenot Tunnel, outside Cape Town. A video of the incident is circulating Huguenot Tunnel, outside Cape Town remains closed after a bus caught fire and exploded. The South African National Roads Agency SOC SANRAL confirms Huguenot Tunnel's structural integrity remains sound following bus fire · Motorists have been provided with alternative routes HUGUENOT TUNNEL | The N1 outbound at the Huguenot Tunnel is closed due to a heavy motor vehicle accident. Log in or sign up for X. On the afternoon of October 12, 2023, a passenger bus traveling through the Huguenot Tunnel suddenly caught fire. No overtaking there and designated speed limit. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported. Emergency repair work and extensive safety assessments Huguenot tunnel closed following crash. Views. One response tunnel official suffered from minor smoke inhalation. Authorities are currently The Huguenot Tunnel has been fully reopened to the public after a serious accident occurred on Tuesday evening. 21. 7:00 AM · Oct 4, 2025·. The Western Cape Mobility Department has confirmed that the Huguenot Tunnel remains closed following a bus fire on Friday evening. On Friday night, a bus traveling from Mthatha to Cape Town caught fire inside the Huguenot Tunnel due to an electrical fault. The N1 Huguenot Tunnel reopened to traffic on Thursday morning following emergency repair works prompted by a bus fire incident last Friday. The video shows a truck on the side of the road with its The accident happened at approximately 10:00 on Wednesday, 14 October. Fortunately, all Huguenot Tunnel, outside Cape Town remains closed after a bus caught fire and exploded. Five people lost their lives in two separate crashes on the Du Toitskloof Pass near Paarl over the weekend, with police confirming that The Huguenot Tunnel is a toll tunnel near Cape Town, South Africa. Cape Town - Violent Cape winds blow a truck off the road near the Huguenot Tunnel accident. 3 Vehicles were involved,. According to officials, the accident occurred late on Friday night (around 23:30 SAST) when a bus caught fire inside the tunnel, filling the Three people have tragically lost their lives in an early morning accident on Tuesday, 4 August 2026. A woman has died when her vehicle collided head-on with a truck inside the Huguenot tunnel between Cape Town and Worcester. Please use alternative routes. The accident involved a Huguenot Tunnel temporarily closed During the early hours of Saturday, 4 October 2025, Drakenstein Municipality Crash: Huguenot Tunnel, outside Cape Town. One response tunnel official suffered from minor Huguenot Tunnel was closed due to structural damage following a bus incident. 20:13 · 7 de maig del 2024·. Thankfully, no injuries have been reported except for one response tunnel official suffering from minor CFO Wynand Els, Manager: Drakenstein Fire, Rescue and Disaster Management, said “A bus fire was reported at the Huguenot tunnel N1, direction Blown by the wind! Very strong winds affecting traffic at the Huguenot Tunnel. The Huguenot Tunnel in the Western Cape has been closed to traffic in both directions following a collision between a light delivery vehicle At least 38 people, including several children, were injured, after the bus they were travelling in overturned near the Huguenot Tunnel on A bus caught fire inside the Huguenot Tunnel in the early hours of Saturday, 4 October. The driver of the Suzuki EJ Breakingnews : Hugenote Tunnel out of commission due to accident between two trucks (one a diesel tanker) and a car. Cape Town - N1 Highway: #CRASH inside Huguenot tunnel. According to the post, the vehicle overturned, leading to one person being ejected and landing in a stormwater drain. Visualitzacions. 3. According to Western Cape Traffic Chief, The driver of a Mercedes Benz Sprinter was trapped in his vehicle and critically injured in a collision in the Huguenot Tunnel on the N1 near Paarl today. | TAKE NOTE: The Huguenot Tunnel is currently closed in both directions after two trucks and a light motor vehicle collided in the tunnel. The incident happened around 23h30. The incident Traffic chief Kenny Africa says one person was fatally injured while efforts are underway to retrieve two people who remain trapped. Africa says The Breede Valley Municipality says while Friday night's accident scene has been cleared, the tunnel sustained structural damage. The Crash# on *N1 at Huguenot tunnel* Crash N1 at Huguenot Tunnel Closed in both directions due to crash, use alternate route. Three people have died in a single-vehicle accident on the Du Toitskloof Pass in Paarl on Saturday (2 May). More videos you may like. There has been a crash in the #HuguenotTunnel on the N1 highway. Emergency and rescue The Huguenot Tunnel has been closed in both directions for heavy motor vehicles after strong gusts ripped a trailer off a truck, . The Huguenot Tunnel was closed on Saturday morning after a bus travelling through it caught fire. Huguenot Tunnel Closed ⛔ Due to a motor vehicle accident, the tunnel is closed for all traffic in both directions. Emergency services responded to the scene of a collision on the N1 Huguenot Tunnel, Paarl. 9:50 AM · May 24, 2023·. 30pm on Friday, when a bus caught fire inside the tunnel. A stop and go has been implemented. The Huguenot Tunnel has been closed in both direct Lungi Mzbk and 67 others. Please proceed with caution. Thankfully, no injuries have been A woman was killed when her vehicle collided head-on with a truck inside the Huguenot tunnel between Cape Town and Worcester on Tuesday, Western Cape police A bus fire was reported inside the tunnel at around 11:30pm on Friday night. It extends the The tunnel has 13 video cameras that feed into an automatic incident A bus fire inside the tunnel last week prompted immediate closure of the busy route. Please use alternative routes URGENT PUBLIC NOTICE: HUGUENOT TUNNEL CLOSED A bus caught fire inside the Huguenot Tunnel. 5,975. Details of the Incident. Kurt Maske, a local paramedic A truck driver died in an accident just before the Huguenot tunnel on N1 near Cape Town on Christmas eve. Image: Supplied. STRONG WINDS IN Huguenot Tunnel remains closed for heavy vehicles due to strong winds · After bus fire, Huguenot Tunnel reopened · Huguenot Tunnel could reopen within days Bus accident damages Huguenot Tunnel, closes route until further notice A bus fire has closed the Huguenot Tunnel in Worcester, Western Cape This post reports that the Huguenot tunnel is closed to trucks, causing major delays. The Western Cape Department of A bus travelling through the Huguenot Tunnel caught fire on Saturday morning, leading to the closure of the tunnel. The Huguenot Tunnel closure causes widespread traffic disruptions, leaving motorists with major delays and alternative route congestion. See what's happening and join SANRAL tested its response to a simulated hazardous-load incident at the Huguenot Tunnel, using an empty vehicle and non-combustible smoke. Du Toitskloof Pass, Huguenot Tunnel closed due to strong winds – trucks overturn. The accident One of the country's busiest freight and passenger routes, the N1 between Paarl and Worcester in the Western Cape, will remain closed on Update: The tunnel has been opened. 206,3 k. 00:00. All passengers were evacuated safely, though Vinello-Lippert said that wind gusts with speeds in excess of 90km/h started on Saturday and had led to the incident on the bridge near the The Huguenot Tunnel will remain closed to motorists for at least another week. #safeinthecapewinelands. The incident happened at around 11. The Huguenot Tunnel has been closed in both directions for heavy motor vehicles after strong gusts ripped a trailer off a truck, causing it to This is a breaking news report about a serious truck accident that occurred at night in the Hugenote Tunnel, near Montague. It will remain closed for the whole day until a full According to Western Cape Mobility Department's director of traffic and road safety Dilin Lakay, nitric acid began leaking from a hazmat truck Repairs at Huguenot Tunnel Could Take Up to Two Weeks, Says SANRAL. Cape Town has no government, zero regulation HUGUENOT TUNNEL | The N1 outbound at the Huguenot Tunnel is closed due to a heavy motor vehicle accident. The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) said Western Cape Traffic says the Huguenot Tunnel has been closed in both directions followng a collision between a truck and double-cab bakkie. The accident scene has been cleared; however, the tunnel sustained structural damage. The Huguenot Tunnel on the N1 in the Western Cape has been closed after strong winds overturned four trucks near the tunnel, Strong winds blew over a vehicle at the Huguenot Tunnel in N1 outside Cape Town in the Western Cape. 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