A truck driver who shed two 15-tonne concrete slabs onto the North-South Motorway at Bolivar, injuring pedestrians, has been reported and stripped of his licence for 12 months.
Just after 10.30am on Friday July 10, vehicles merged into the southbound lane in front of a truck laden with two 15 tonne concrete slabs.
Dramatic footage of the incident showed the two concrete segments falling into the roadway and colliding with three cars parked on the side of the road.
Two pedestrians were standing next to a broken-down vehicle on the shoulder of the road and were struck by the parked cars.
One of the pedestrians was taken to hospital by ambulance with a suspected broken arm.
Two other people sustained minor injuries.
Following an investigation by SAPOL’s Heavy Vehicle Enforcement Unit, the truck driver who allegedly caused the crash, a 38-year-old Para Hills West man, was reported for causing harm by dangerous driving, using a mobile phone while driving, failing to wear a seatbelt and a severe risk load restraint breach.
The truck driver was issued a 12-month immediate loss of licence notice and will be summonsed to court at a later date.
SAPOL said investigations are ongoing and remind all heavy vehicle operators of the critical importance of complying with load restraint requirements and ensuring they are not distracted while driving.