{"id":45667,"date":"2026-04-07T12:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/high-priority-spiking-warning-for-all-motorists-traveling-on-the-n1-highway-between-pretoria-and-polokwane\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:33:11","slug":"high-priority-spiking-warning-for-all-motorists-traveling-on-the-n1-highway-between-pretoria-and-polokwane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/high-priority-spiking-warning-for-all-motorists-traveling-on-the-n1-highway-between-pretoria-and-polokwane\/","title":{"rendered":"High-priority spiking warning for all motorists traveling on the N1 highway between Pretoria and Polokwane."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>High-priority warning for all motorists traveling on the N1 highway between Pretoria and Polokwane.<\/p>\n<p>Reported by LiveTraffic NPC at approximately 06:00 AM.<\/p>\n<p>Incident Details<\/p>\n<p>* Location: N1 North and South, specifically the stretch between Carousel and Maubane.<br \/>\n* Status: 4 vehicles have been positively spiked this morning.<br \/>\n* Current Scene: Law enforcement is currently on-site assisting affected motorists with tyre changes.<br \/>\n* One vehicle hit a rocks, damaged rims and law enforcement is currently trying to locate driver in the nearby bushes.<br \/>\n* Additional Hazard: Reports of large rocks placed in each lane in the Hammanskraal area.<\/p>\n<p>Safety Instructions for Motorists<\/p>\n<p>If you are traveling through these areas, please adhere to the following safety protocols:<\/p>\n<p> *Avoid Stopping: If you suspect you have hit a spike or a rock, DO NOT STOP* immediately. Continue driving on the rim if to reach a safe, well-lit location (like a petrol station or plaza).<br \/>\n* Maintain Visibility: Reduce&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/news.aspx?s=1&#038;i=76970&#038;page=high-priority-spiking-warning-for-all-motorists-traveling-on-the-n1-highway-between-pretoria-and-polokwane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High-priority warning for all motorists traveling on the N1 highway between Pretoria and Polokwane. Reported by LiveTraffic NPC at approximately 06:00 AM. Incident Details * Location: N1 North and South, specifically the stretch between Carousel and Maubane. * Status: 4 vehicles have been positively spiked this morning. * Current Scene: Law enforcement is currently on-site [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45668,"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\/662848399_927153273542836_3478725805972823896_n.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/662848399_927153273542836_3478725805972823896_n.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45667","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=45667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}