{"id":44430,"date":"2026-02-28T15:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/a-train-has-become-stuck-on-the-r36-between-morebeng-and-mooketsi-forcing-a-full-road-closure\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T15:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:25:27","slug":"a-train-has-become-stuck-on-the-r36-between-morebeng-and-mooketsi-forcing-a-full-road-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/a-train-has-become-stuck-on-the-r36-between-morebeng-and-mooketsi-forcing-a-full-road-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"A train has become stuck on the R36 between Morebeng and Mooketsi, forcing a full road closure"},"content":{"rendered":"

A train has become stuck on the R36 between Morebeng and Mooketsi, forcing a full road closure that could last through the night. Reports indicate the train’s axle may have burst, causing the obstruction.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement and SANDF members are on scene directing traffic.<\/p>\n

Alternative routes:<\/p>\n

– Motorists from Morebeng heading to Botlokwa or Makhado should take the *R81 via Munnik
\n– Those traveling from Botlokwa or Makhado to Polokwane, Tzaneen or Giyani should also use the R81 via Munnik (P41)<\/p>\n

Please avoid the R36 section, follow officers’ instructions, and allow extra travel time. Stay safe and plan your journey accordingly.<\/p>\n

Issued by <\/p>\n

Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety…<\/p>\n

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Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A train has become stuck on the R36 between Morebeng and Mooketsi, forcing a full road closure that could last through the night. Reports indicate the train’s axle may have burst, causing the obstruction. Law enforcement and SANDF members are on scene directing traffic. Alternative routes: – Motorists from Morebeng heading to Botlokwa or Makhado […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/643746797_1420565923444513_8846532091585111866_n.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[339],"class_list":["post-44430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accidents","tag-limpopo"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/643746797_1420565923444513_8846532091585111866_n.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}