WATCH: N2 bridge starts collapsing as motorists are driving

The Ezimbokodweni River Bridge on the N2 southbound in Durban started partially collapsing on November 5 at around 11:00.

According to online reports, one of the beams supporting the bridge sunk into the river below while motorists were still on the bridge.

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"At the moment, traffic officers are on their way to investigate, but Durban metro is on scene. The road is indeed closed, and we would like to advise road users to use alternative routes," says RTI's Sindi Msimang at the time of the collapse

Video footage of the incident has been shared on social media.

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The southbound lanes were closed, and motorists were advised to use alternative routes as authorities assessed the situation.

According to a statement by the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, authorities are doing all they can to control the situation.

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"I have been in constant liaison with the Minister of Transport, Barbra Creecy, as the executive authority responsible for the South African National Roads Agency.  

"The minister has assured me that a team from SANRAL is managing the matter as N2 Ezimbokodweni River Bridge falls under the entity.

"We recall that the minister was in the province weeks ago, together with SANRAL to monitor the upgrade of N2 and N3 with a budget of R50 billion.

"We continue to interact with the minister to accelerate the repair, maintenance and construction of our roads and bridges."

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