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Investigation into truck accident under way One person was killed and another seriously injured after a truck accident on Monday. Ekurhuleni Metro Police spokesman Wilfred Kgasago said the accident happened near the Van Buuren Road offramp on the N3 near Bedfordview after a truck driver collided with three trucks and five vehicles. He said the truck driver, who was transporting steel, was trying to avoid a car obstructing his way when the accident happened. Kgasago said the truck collided with three other trucks, two of which were petrol tankers, and five other vehicles. Zuma bows to pressure from taxi industry Jacob Zuma has agreed to back a proposal by the taxi industry to put the bus rapid transport (BRT) system on hold. This follows a meeting between the ANC president and taxi associations in Midrand on Monday. “I am supporting what was proposed, that we hold horses for now and then we come back,” Zuma said. Police foil truck hijacking A truck driver and two passengers escaped a hijacking when police officers stumbled on the scene near Bronkhorstspruit this week. According to police the incident took place in front of the Welbekend police station when police saw two vehicles parked next to a truck. Becoming suspicious, police walked towards the truck but the two vehicles sped off. Police gave chase. According to a police spokesman, the fleeing driver veered off the road on the R25 Kempton Park road and a shootout with police ensued resulting in one of the suspects being shot dead. The other fled. SA construction giant pulls out of Dubai airport project The SA construction giant, Murray & Roberts, has pulled out of a R5-billion contract to build a new concourse at Dubai Airport after failing to agree “acceptable” terms with a client, it told Reuters last week. 42 ships idle As at April 20, a total of 42 ships of more than 6 000-TEU capacity each tracked by Alphaliner are now classed as idle. Maersk Line currently has the largest number, with 14 such ships, followed by APL which has eight ships of above 6 000-TEU inactive.