Twelve truck drivers are today due to appear at the Ladysmith Magistrate's Court in relation to the N3 Van Reenen's Pass road blockades which took place on Friday.

According to the KZN provincial police spokesperson, Jay Naicker, the arrested truckers allegedly parked their trucks on the highway.

He said that the arrested drivers had taken the keys of some of the trucks rendering them immovable for a long period of time.

The Witness reports that Naicker said members of the SAPS, N3 Toll Concession, and Road Traffic Inspectorate responded and began the process of moving the vehicles that were blocking the N3.

‘Various specialised units from throughout the province were mobilised and also assisted in getting the trucks moved out of the road which resulted in traffic beginning to flow,’ he said.

He added that the drivers were charged for contravention of the Criminal Law Amendment Act and the Road Traffic Act.

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