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Thank you for your understanding.\r</p><p><br></p><p>Motorists should expect delays and seek alternative routes while emergency operations continue.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","summary":"<p>4-vehicle crash on M26 Erasmia Rd before R55 turnoff involving a VW Polo, Mercedes-Benz and 2 bakkies; avoid the road and keep emergency lanes clear</p>","featuredImage":{"childImageSharp":{"resize":{"height":880,"src":"/static/8f8f784cb58a8a35a73d8f7b58242a55/47498/articles%252Fe4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1%252FfeaturedImage.jpg","width":1200},"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3617021276595744,"src":"/static/8f8f784cb58a8a35a73d8f7b58242a55/12913/articles%252Fe4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1%252FfeaturedImage.jpg","srcSet":"/static/8f8f784cb58a8a35a73d8f7b58242a55/1d9d9/articles%252Fe4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1%252FfeaturedImage.jpg 256w,\n/static/8f8f784cb58a8a35a73d8f7b58242a55/c2338/articles%252Fe4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1%252FfeaturedImage.jpg 511w,\n/static/8f8f784cb58a8a35a73d8f7b58242a55/12913/articles%252Fe4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1%252FfeaturedImage.jpg 960w","srcWebp":"/static/8f8f784cb58a8a35a73d8f7b58242a55/c4c8c/articles%252Fe4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1%252FfeaturedImage.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/8f8f784cb58a8a35a73d8f7b58242a55/99399/articles%252Fe4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1%252FfeaturedImage.webp 256w,\n/static/8f8f784cb58a8a35a73d8f7b58242a55/974e6/articles%252Fe4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1%252FfeaturedImage.webp 511w,\n/static/8f8f784cb58a8a35a73d8f7b58242a55/c4c8c/articles%252Fe4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1%252FfeaturedImage.webp 960w","sizes":"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px","maxHeight":704,"maxWidth":960}}},"id":"e4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1","fields":{"timeToRead":"~1 min read","date":"11 May 2026","slug":"four-vehicle-crash-on-m-26-erasmia"},"otherImagesLinks":[],"title":"Four-Vehicle Crash on M26 Erasmia"},"allAd":{"edges":[{"node":{"customer":"designdby_a","id":"18a63e60-4f9d-11eb-9e0e-e37c2e9e72e5","type":"square","imageUrl":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/laudiumtoday-dev.appspot.com/o/ads%2F18a63e60-4f9d-11eb-9e0e-e37c2e9e72e5%2Fimage.jpg?alt=media&token=50fc2ac4-0e90-4ec1-842d-9a53dcdbc54f","website":"https://www.instagram.com/designdby_a/"}},{"node":{"customer":"Jameel Mukadam","id":"2f44fcf0-90c9-11ed-a8e2-4f99518dca2a","type":"square","imageUrl":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/laudiumtoday-dev.appspot.com/o/ads%2F2f44fcf0-90c9-11ed-a8e2-4f99518dca2a%2Fimage.jpg?alt=media&token=b81dcc6d-3518-41d1-b425-09750e7e4e66","website":"https://wa.link/jameelmukadam"}},{"node":{"customer":"MFH Accountants","id":"75db2f90-80ef-11eb-a0b5-2528dfc7b1d4","type":"square","imageUrl":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/laudiumtoday-dev.appspot.com/o/ads%2F75db2f90-80ef-11eb-a0b5-2528dfc7b1d4%2Fimage.jpeg?alt=media&token=9db7017f-11b8-44d1-b2b1-a161adfe8e43","website":"https://www.mfhca.co.za/"}},{"node":{"customer":"Metro Home Centre","id":"a2589830-4135-11ec-8a61-8314cde5ee4b","type":"square","imageUrl":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/laudiumtoday-dev.appspot.com/o/ads%2Fa2589830-4135-11ec-8a61-8314cde5ee4b%2Fimage.jpg?alt=media&token=dca248ce-fe3a-4944-aca7-46baf9596e7e","website":"https://www.mhcworld.co.za"}},{"node":{"customer":"Choprop","id":"ed5b4220-4059-11eb-8593-b94d9c14897c","type":"square","imageUrl":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/laudiumtoday-dev.appspot.com/o/ads%2Fed5b4220-4059-11eb-8593-b94d9c14897c%2Fimage.jpeg?alt=media&token=9e395da6-f742-4ddc-bfe0-7f63b6dd4fe4","website":"https://www.choprop.com"}}]}},"pageContext":{"id":"e4b93000-4cfb-11f1-9c31-bbd7e8fe93a1"}},"staticQueryHashes":["1272049624","1994092681","2052298874"]}